Rialto Theater Center

228 E. 4th Street,
Loveland, CO 80537

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Chris1982
Chris1982 on August 14, 2015 at 11:38 pm

National Register information:

Status Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1988 Reference number 87002213 Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Classical Revival Areas of significance Entertainment/Recreation; Architecture Level of significance Local Evaluation criteria A – Event; C – Design/Construction Property type Building Historic function Theater Periods of significance 1900-1924; 1925-1949 Significant years 1919; 1920

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 23, 2013 at 4:49 pm

The expanded Rialto Theatre Center was opened in April, 2012. This article from the Reporter-Herald, published shortly before the opening, features an interactive graphic with plans of the first two floors of the new building adjacent to the historic theater.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on March 6, 2010 at 10:29 am

A proposed construction project in Loveland would include enhancements to the Rialto: View link

Anthony L. Vazquez-Hernandez
Anthony L. Vazquez-Hernandez on March 24, 2009 at 10:38 pm

Myself and my family have volunteered at the Rialto for many years. I basically grew up around this theater! I still volunteer downstairs during live events and digital movies and am a projectionist for them during films.
It has been beautifully restored and so has the beautiful terra cotta interior. It just had new, historic looking seats installed throughout last year as well has having the wood flooring refinished. The theater continues to grow in popularity and improve vastly each year. It features everything from concerts, plays, conventions/meetings and arthouse and classic films. Sadly, many of the films these days are shown via a Christie DLP projector (DVD or VHS) downstairs at the soundrack but it does still run film and has a very nice booth. The booth contains two Kodak Ektagraphic 16mm projectors with changeover box and 2 Simplex E-7 projectors that date from 1938. The projectors were originally installed in the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were donated to the Rialto in 1998. They were converted to Xenon lamps and reverse-scan LED readers in 2003 but are still quite original and still have the 2 thousand foot reel magazines that were necessary during the flammable nitrate film days.
A very classy historic theater in trendy downtown Loveland