Three Rivers in Live Oak County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Rialto Theater

Photographed By Larry D. Moore, August 28, 2020

1. Rialto Theater Marker

Inscription.

This theater traces its roots to the developmental years of Three Rivers. From 1913 to the mid-1920s, movies were shown in tents. By the 1930s, Beeville Theater owners W.S. and J.S. Hall Jr. built a one-story movie house near the railroad tracks. It served until 1948 when the halls built this theater designed by renowned Dallas Architect Jack Corgan. The Streamline Moderne theater featured air conditioning, restrooms and a balcony. The theater closed in 1981. In 2000, the economic development corporation of Three Rivers restored the building. Equipped with advanced digital projectors, it reopened in 2001.

Erected 2016 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18459.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 28° 27.643′ N, 98° 10.981′ W. Marker is in Three Rivers, Texas, in Live Oak County. Marker is on East Thornton Street (State Highway 72) east of Dibrell Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Thornton St, Three Rivers TX 78071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Three Rivers (within shouting distance of this marker); Felix Longoria

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(within shouting distance of this marker); First State Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Jessy Franklin Gray (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory (approx. 0.2 miles away); James and Sara Cunningham House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early Schools in Live Oak County (approx. half a mile away); Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Three Rivers.

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Photographed By Larry D. Moore, August 28, 2020

2. Rialto Theater and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.