Rialto Theatre
117 W. Pike Avenue,
Long Beach,
CA
90802
117 W. Pike Avenue,
Long Beach,
CA
90802
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Previous Names: National Theatorium
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Opened as the National Theatorium in 1908. The Rialto Theatre was one of the many area theatres in the downtown Long Beach area. It was demolished in July 1956.
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William Gabel
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This theatre was in the Pike area, roughly between the Tracy (ex-Capitol) and Strand (ex-Hoyt’s) Theatres.
Here is a 1922 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/owsk7
Here is an October 1947 ad from the Long Beach Press-Telegram:
http://tinyurl.com/dkow67
The Rialto Theater opened in 1908 as the National Theatorium, according to this web page citing a 1964 article by Maymie Krythe in the Long Beach Independent Press Telegram. There are two photos showing the theater.
The caption of a photo of the National Theatorium published in the December 31, 1910, issue of The Film Index says that the house was then being operated by Mr. G.O. Post.