El Rio Theatre
14 W. Main Street,
Springerville,
AZ
85938
14 W. Main Street,
Springerville,
AZ
85938
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Roger Katz, evidently it’s still open according to their website with current attractions.
Updated website: http://www.elriotheatre.com/
This theatre closed upon the death of the owner of January 3, 2014.
Here’s a 2006 view of the EL RIO – nice theater.
http://www.rushcreekgallery.com/lfop/index.html
Before that it was called the Apache Theater
Yes, it had been owned by the Louis F. Long chain, but was never named the El Rey. There must have been a typing error or something. It has been El Rio for at least 70 years.
In 1963, the El Rio was still part of the Louis F. Long chain. The 1963 almanac list about thirty Long theaters at that time in AZ.
There is only one theatre in Springerville, Arizona. It was built in 1913. When it was built, it was called the Apache Theater. It has never been called the El Rey Theatre. It has only had two names, Apache and El Rio.
I know this because I ran the theatre for 10 years. I just resigned a few months ago.
The El Rey Theatre in Springerville, AZ in 1946-1947 was operated by the Louis F. Long Circuit, one of the largest independent theater circuits in Arizona.