Rialto Theatre
915 Broad Street,
Newark,
NJ
07102
915 Broad Street,
Newark,
NJ
07102
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Opened September 4th, 1920. Grand opening ad posted.
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rialto marquee on extreme left
Newark in the winter? You’re a better man than I, Roger.
I was just in Newark yesterday to photographs cinemas. This theatre is demolished.
All there is across from city hall is trees.
We also have your news article from 7/6/07 which puts the theater in the same block.
If the 915 Broad Street address is correct, then it wouldn’t be speculation. City Hall at 920 Broad, across the street, hasn’t gone anywhere in the past fifty years.
Looking at the Google photo, I would have to agree with Luis in his post of 6/29/08. The Rialto would have been across the street from City Hall. There are nothing but trees on that side of the street now. Status should be closex/demolished.
1924 program cover:
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It appears that this theater no longer exists.
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Listed as part of Raybond Theatres Corp. in the 1956 Film Daily Yearbook.
Listed as part of Island Theatre Circuit in the 1961 Film Daily Yearbook.
Looks like it was a live performance theater during the 1920s. See ticket on this link:
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i also attended this theater, in the 1940s it was considered a dump. but i enjoyed going there .
This is a quote from View link
Further up on Broad Street, near City Hall, stood the Rialto Theatre, although I never went into it. Later on in the early 1960’s, I believe the Rialto became a “John’s Bargain Store”, a forerunner of today’s dollar emporiums.
This is all I can find about this place so far.