- one of the ten most beautiful theaters in the nation. The building reflects Greek, Roman and Byzantine architecture. Above the main entrance on Chicago Street rises the grand niche - 100' I".
"When the doors of the new Rialto open tomorrow, Joliet will have one of the finest theaters in the United States, as experts say there is nothing to compare with it in any city of similar size, and it stands on even terms with the modern motion picture palaces of Chicago and New York."
Joliet Sunday Herald News
May 23,1926
OPENING DAY - May 24, 1926
Photographs courtesy:
Rubens and Kaiser Families, Cultural Arts Council of the Joliet Area, Rialto Square Theatre Corporation, Conrad Schmitt Studios.
Cover Photo: © 1985/Don A. DuBroff Barbara Mandrell Photo by Jon Cortez, Country Post Consultants: Brad Baker, Gayle Crnkovic, Dale Evans and Lynne Lichtenauer. Designed by Larry Bowman, Parmuth Advertising, Inc.
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