I recently paid a visit to the Queen Anne Theater and found that although the exterior lobby and entrance are being used as a dry cleaning facility, the auditorium is still magnificient even though it has been stripped down to it’s bare skeleton. It has a very large stage with a generous orchestra pit and even dressing rooms on a second floor. It has a 50-foot high ceiling which must have had beautiful plaster work. The steel structure is still in place and includes a catwalk which was used to change the light bulbs. 500 of the seats still remain in storage and are sometimes sold on EBay. The isle ends are beautiful. The property is not for sale since the owner generates enough income from it even though the theatre sits idle.
The Rialto Theatre in Ridgefield Park, NJ is now officially closed. As the owners of the property and the theatre we tried to keep the movies playing; but short of dividing it into little boxes we had to sell to stop the losses…and yes we tried almost every idea you can come up with.
The property was purchased by a developer who will re-purpose the interior into retail space. Fortunately, the exterior will remain the same as it is in a historic district of Main Street.
The official website will remain operational: http://www.rialtoarts.com/
I recently paid a visit to the Queen Anne Theater and found that although the exterior lobby and entrance are being used as a dry cleaning facility, the auditorium is still magnificient even though it has been stripped down to it’s bare skeleton. It has a very large stage with a generous orchestra pit and even dressing rooms on a second floor. It has a 50-foot high ceiling which must have had beautiful plaster work. The steel structure is still in place and includes a catwalk which was used to change the light bulbs. 500 of the seats still remain in storage and are sometimes sold on EBay. The isle ends are beautiful. The property is not for sale since the owner generates enough income from it even though the theatre sits idle.
The Rialto Theatre in Ridgefield Park, NJ is now officially closed. As the owners of the property and the theatre we tried to keep the movies playing; but short of dividing it into little boxes we had to sell to stop the losses…and yes we tried almost every idea you can come up with.
The property was purchased by a developer who will re-purpose the interior into retail space. Fortunately, the exterior will remain the same as it is in a historic district of Main Street.
The official website will remain operational:
http://www.rialtoarts.com/