Rialto Theater - Casper WY
N 42° 50.932 W 106° 19.497
13T E 391740 N 4744883
Casper's FABULOUS Rialto Theater (originally a vaudeville house) has been entertaining folks since 1921. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Waymark Code: WMK1D6
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2014
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The Rialto Theater has been a fixture in downtown Casper since 1921. It is at the corner of East 2nd street and Center Street downtown. The Rialto shows a mix of first-run movies and art films in a wonderful historic atmosphere.
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"The Rialto Theater in Casper, Wyoming was built as the New Lyric Theater in 1921. It was constructed with 800 seats by Henry Brennan who had a successful Vaudeville house, on which he based the new cinema. He almost immediately sold the building in 1922 to new owners who invested $50,000 in a remodeling project designed by Casper architects William Dubois and Leon Goodrich. The reopening in 1922 featured the William C. deMille movie Nice People, a silent film that was accompanied by the Chicago Netto Ladies Orchestra. In 1928 the Rialto began to show talkies.
The Riato measures 50 feet (15 m) by 100 feet (30 m) on a prominent corner site. The brick facade is plain in form but the brickwork is extensively detailed. A tall neon sign marks the corner, replacing the original metal sign and a marquee was added, covering the original leaded glass transoms over the storefronts. A tall parapet adds to the apparent mass of the theater. Storefronts on both frontages house retail shops. On the interior a balcony is reached by two curving stairs on either side of the lobby, replacing a single grand stair from the first design.
The Rialto continues to operate as a cinema. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993."
For more detail on the Rialto, see the National Register Nomination Form here: (
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