Winslow Theater
115 N. Kinsley Avenue,
Winslow,
AZ
86047
115 N. Kinsley Avenue,
Winslow,
AZ
86047
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I haven’t dug too deeply into the old Rialto’s opening and closing dates. In 1985, it was apparently closed seasonally while the Tonto Drive-In was operating; the Sept. 11, 1985 ad for the Tonto noted “Rialto opens Friday (13).” Since the Tonto never reopened, the Rialto might have kept going all year. A spot check in the summer of 1988 showed the “Blair Rialto” advertising summer matinees. Here’s probably the end.
Winslow Mail, Feb. 7, 1996: “BioDome was the last movie to be shown at Winslow Rialto Theatre, prior to its closing on Jan. 31. Employees were surprised when the showed up to work on Wednesday to find the marquee taken down, equipment removed and their jobs eliminated.”
athena – If you still have the deck of cards, I would be interested in owning them. Also, the Winslow Theatre is once again in danger of closing.
ok guys, I have a question..a friend, who was raised in winslow in the 20’s, left me a deck of cards with silent movie star pictures in a hammered copper “sleeve” with an American indian “badge” and printed winslow Arizona..I assume she got it as a kid in this theater. any ideas on who might want this piece of history?
I guess no one at loopnet remembers vaudeville. They probably thought it was some kind of architectural style.
Phone number listed above is inactive and i found this real estate link (not sure if it’s still valid):
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“Historic Rialto Theater is now on the market. Once a 1927 Art Deco Vaulderville theater and now a modern first run movie theater that has been completely remodeled with the help of grant monies from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. Rare opportunity to own a historic building in revitalized downtown Winslow and make a good profit, room for additional income streams with separate rentable/useable space for ice cream shop, stage shows and club acts. Home of the Winslow Film Festival, held in October for four days. This property is priced to sell under current market conditions.
Take Route 66 going east to Kinsley and turn right"
To see what I made from this, see:
http://thunder-mountain.net/rialto2.jpg
Thank you Lost Memory and Chuck1231
Zane
This is great! Thanks for links to these pictures! It helps me tremendously!
I plan on doing a special on Winslow and the “Winslow Theatre” is part of that. I know a former worker that was there for a few years back in the 70s. He would have good insight on it I think. I remember him telling me of the history of that place. Right now I am looking for an old picture of the old “Rialto” marquis. I want it to re-create what was there accurately to be used on film.
It really is truly a fascinating building. There are dressing rooms below the sitting area from what I was told. Im not sure how much was destroyed by the fire of the 50’s. I hope they have some character left from the early days.
Anyway, I will produce this and I hope to get this on a national syndicated network.
Zane Watts
Did the theater close? The employee wrote here that it would be closing in January 2008. It’s still listed as open on this page, though, so wondering if there’s an update.
that is to bad!!!!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE BUY HIS PLACE!!11
That’s too bad. It looked like a nice location when I was there last year.
I am currently working at this theater and sadly the news is we are closing this January. We have people who love to come, who come weekly actually, but Mr. Afeldt says we are not making enough. It makes me happy to know that people are still intrested in this old theater and im glad to know im not working day after day in vain. Thank You!
lost did you go to winslow recently……….
they get good first run pics ……..
PS – What ever happened to the Winslow Film Festival?
I am interested in moving to AZ very soon and would like someone to give me some more info on this theater. Would it be economically feasible to own this theater? Is it making any money? Does anyone know why it is for sale? It looks nice. Is there enough people to support this theater? Someone please let me know. Thanks!
Here is a July 2006 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ssfsl
very strange to see cieling fans in the auditorium……hope they have ac ..
looks as if its about 250 ish if you count the rows in pic
THE ad says 250 new seats ……..maybe thats all the replaced…ad also says $250,000.oo
I was in the Winslow theater last week, still open for business. The owner/operator took us on a tour, including into the old vaudeville dressing rooms in the basement, which are haunted. The asking price for the theater is around $150K, and includes a full apartment above the theater for an owner who wants to live on site or save money. I don’t know the seat count, but it is a large
theater, and there’s certainly more than 250 seats.
seat count must be wrong…………….250 i think is the count
The theater is open and was showing Superman 2 last week. A marquee has been installed.
As of last week, the theater was open and showing Superman 2. There is a marquee and a large yellow sign with red script.
I was in Winslow today (6/27/2006) and drove by the Winslow Theatre. It is still operating, but there is a for sale sign in the window.
The asking price ($250K) and several exterior and interior photos are posted on the realtor’s web page: View link