South Pasadena in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rialto Theatre

Friends of the Rialto

1. Rialto Theatre Marker

Inscription.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the U.S. Route 66 series list.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 34° 6.841′ N, 118° 9.031′ W. Marker was in South Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker was on Fair Oaks Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Mission Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1023 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena CA 91030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Carnegie Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); Watering Trough (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oaklawn Bridge & Waiting Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Adobe Flores (approx. half a mile away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Los Robles (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cathedral Oak Monument (approx. one mile away); The Honorable Barack H. Obama (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Pasadena.

Regarding Rialto Theatre. The Rialto was built in 1925

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and continued to show movies until it closed in 2007. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Today it is occupied by a church.

Also see . . . Friends of the Rialto. An advocacy group dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of the Rialto Theatre. (Submitted on December 6, 2020.)

Rialto Theatre image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, December 5, 2020

2. Rialto Theatre

Photographed By Craig Baker, December 5, 2020

3. Rialto Theatre

Fair Oaks Avenue - Historic Route 66 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, December 5, 2020

4. Fair Oaks Avenue - Historic Route 66

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.