Rainbo Theatre
1427 Pine Avenue,
Niagara Falls,
NY
14301
1427 Pine Avenue,
Niagara Falls,
NY
14301
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Previously operated by: Basil Brothers Theatres
Architects: Albert Elia
Previous Names: Amendola Theatre, Basil's Rainbo Theatre
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The Amendola Theatre was built for vaudeville in 1922. It was renamed Rainbo Theatre by 1930. This popular neighborhood theatre was closed in 1957 and was demolished in July 1967. The site is now Columbus Square Park and Gazebo, where a plaque commemorates the theatre’s past history.
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The Amendola family currently operates the Four Seasons Cinema in the town of Niagara.
You can read about this theatre in the book The Italians of Niagara Falls, Vol. II.
An item in the November 1, 1924 issue of Moving Picture World mentioned that Albert Elia had been the builder and architect of the Amendola Theatre.