Rialto Theatre
479 Main Street,
Dubuque,
IA
52001
479 Main Street,
Dubuque,
IA
52001
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It seems that the Star closed in 1915, when the owner went into the tire sales business. No mention of the Rialto until 1929. It’s unclear what happened in the interim. The building was quite old, going back at least to the mid-1870s. It seems to have been a saloon before the Star opened.
Added a Sanborn view. Theater building can be seen at the far right of the lead picture here: https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php/URBAN_RENEWAL
Site is now beneath the depressingly awful arena which ate the entire block, save the Majestic.