RIALTO THEATER. Northwest corner of 42nd Street and Broadway. Architect: Thomas Lamb . Opening: April 21, 1916.
The Rialto was built on land occupied by Oscar Hammerstein I’s Victoria Theater. Like its sister theater the Rivoli, the Rialto was built by
Crawford Livingston
and
Felix Kahn
, owners of the Mutual Film Company. This Temple of the Motion Picture—Shrine of Music and the Allied Arts
was designed by Thomas W. Lamb, one of the greatest architects of motion-picture...