Rialto Theatre
7 Goodyear Boulevard,
Akron,
OH
44305
7 Goodyear Boulevard,
Akron,
OH
44305
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This opened on May 5th, 1920 with 1,004 seats. Located on Goodyear Boulevard at E. Market Street, across from the Goodyear Auditorium (aka Goodyear Theater). It was closed in 1954 when it had been operating with 848 seats. It was converted into a live music venue which closed in 1984 and was demolished.
It is not to be confused with the Rialto Theatre at 1000 Kenmore Boulevard.
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Grand opening ads in the photo section.
The November 15, 1919, issue of Motion Picture News had an item about the Rialto in East Akron:
The Rialto Theatre closed in 1954 without converting to widescreen presentations. The building was sold six months later to Goodyear Local 2. They used it for country music jamborees in the late 1950s. It was later renamed as Goodyear Local 2 Hall / Building housing meetings and community service events. Local 2 decided to move to new digs in 1984 with Goodyear Corp. buying the building and having it demolished for a proposed park.