What's On Your Mind? The Girl with the Magical Golden Hair!

[Raven_the_Bird]

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

http://www.rialtotheatre.com/gallery/index.php?album=historical-photos&image=congressrialtore.jpg

Really old pictures!

 

[PlutosRHM55]

Hey Timmy!

Hi Val!

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

It's little-known that MC Hammer got his start at Rialto. That's because it's not true.

Random...

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

The Theatre's lobby or interrogation chamber?

This looks sad...

 

[LondonUnderground]

just look at me, that sexy microphone

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

http://www.rialtotheatre.com/gallery/index.php?album=rialto-before-renovation&image=IMG_4801.jpg

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

A particularly grisly incident occured in the middle 1940s, when a piano player who was seated in the orchestra pit fell back against the concrete slab at the edge of the pit. His bench had collapsed, and the piano collapsed on top of him. He died from head injuries sustained in the accident. It is claimed in some quarters that his ghost still haunts the Theatre.

 

[TheDreamsComeTrue]

I'm a good sheep

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

Lessors William B. Stidham and Marion Jennings, along with Theatre manager John A. Jacobs, reopened the Theatre yet again in 1973, keeping the Plaza nomenclature. But the group had no truck with Spanish-language films. They were interested in a new business model, one that would eventually become the multi-billion dollar entity it is today: pornography.

I remember when I first found this out.

 

[TheDreamsComeTrue]

just look at me, that sexy microphone

The sexiest out of us all!

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

...This offended one particular woman so much she began to complain incessantly, even visiting the Theatre and having to be forcibly removed. Later, after her complaints continued to be ignored, she attempted to burn the Theatre down, either by somehow breaking in after closing or by hiding within until after it closed. She poured gasoline up the balcony stairs and over all the upper balcony seats, lit it, and escaped via the fire exit at the balcony. The fire was only hot enough to burn the seats, and after sealing the upper balcony off with plywood and framing, the Plaza reopened for business the next afternoon. The upper balcony would remain boarded up until 1993.

And this.

 

[LondonUnderground]

oh my god

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

There was a minor fire in 1981 in El Cine Plaza, but the most cataclysmic event in the Theatre’s history didn’t come until January 7th, 1984. On that day, just after the start of the 6:30 screening, there was a tremendous explosion underneath the stage that could be felt blocks away. Fortunately, only one person was injured, with minor cuts.

The boiler for the old Theatre had last been inspected in 1976. At some point between then and that fateful January day, someone had replaced the valve on the boiler, which was rated for 30 PSI max, with a 150 PSI max valve. The buildup in pressure was what led to the explosion, despite the early suspicion that natural gas was the cause.

The destruction was extensive: the stage collapsed, as did part of the Theatre’s stagehouse; a metal door on the east side of the Theatre was blown off its hinges, and the building was subsequently condemned by the city building inspector. Fire Captain Kevin Keeley offered the opinion that the Theatre now needed very extensive renovation or a complete tear-down. What’s more, the then-manager, Jesus C. Ortiz, was cited for violations of the fire code because two exit doors were blocked, suggesting that the accident could potentially have been much more catastrophic in its human toll. All in all, it was a bad day for El Cine Plaza that fortunately wasn’t considerably worse.

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

wednesday June 22
SKRILLEX (Dubstep)
with Porter Robinson, Zedd, Juggernaut, Innerparty System and Whiteboi
7 PM doors / 7 PM showtime all ages $26 gen. admission adv.* / $28 gen. admission day of show*

SOLD OUT

Sonny Moore put his gig as post-hardcore frontman behind him in 2008 when he left his band From First to Last and created the dancefloor-oriented project Skrillex. He originally used the name for live DJ sets, but in 2009...

Damn...

 

[scarscar93]

Still haven't heard back from my critical thinking teacher.

Ah well, guess I'll just do some journalism assignments.

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

Can I use your phone?
No.

 

[Monorail Fan:)]

I'm off to the middle of nowhere. See you all Monday.

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

Can I purchase tickets for another show when you're open at night for a show?
Sure, depending on how busy it is. It's more advisable to buy a ticket during daylight hours, but if you're in attendance at one concert and want to buy tickets for another concert, and we're open... well, hell, we'd be foolish to stop you, right?