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Reo Theatre
107 Lincoln Avenue,
Rio,
WI
53960
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Old Theatre Restaurant & Bar (Official)
Additional Info
Functions: Bar, Restaurant, Storage
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Opera House, Purtell Theatre, Bell Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
920.992.3745
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Initially opened in 1910 as an Opera House. It underwent numerous changes in names and configurations from 1915 until 1947. It finally closed in 1958 as the Reo Theatre. In addition to the main floor seating, a small balcony contained a "crying room" with 9 seats. The last film shown was "Jailhouse Rock" with Elvis Presley.
It became the Old Theatre Tavern, a small-town bar and grill, and has now been re-named the Old Theatre Restaurant & Bar, which occupies the former lobby area. The auditorium is used for storage. There are pictures on the walls of how the building looked over the years when it was a movie theatre and the bartender will let you read a written history of the place if you ask.
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Recent comments (view all 4 comments)
Here’s a current picture of the Old Tavern Theater.
http://tinyurl.com/23fou55
And here’s a mailer from the 50’s.
http://tinyurl.com/2ayuqfw
Boy, i never would have thought that was a movie theatre.Thanks for picture Trolleyguy.
Put a marquee on it and it would look like a theatre,Thanks Trolleyguy.
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