Rialto Theater (Deer Lodge, Montana)
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The Rialto Theater in Deer Lodge, Montana
was built in 1921 with 720 seats. The Beaux Arts style theater featured extensive painted murals and a painted stage curtain. The distinctive exterior used white terra cotta
and red roof tiles.
The Rialto was gutted by a fire on November 4, 2006 that destroyed the stage, auditorium and balcony. The exterior was largely spared, and a long-term restoration effort has replaced the roof and is now focusing on the interior.
Deer Lodge, Montana
Deer Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Powell County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,421 at the 2000 census. The city is perhaps best known as the home of the Montana State Prison, a major local employer...
was built in 1921 with 720 seats. The Beaux Arts style theater featured extensive painted murals and a painted stage curtain. The distinctive exterior used white terra cotta
Terra cotta
Terracotta, Terra cotta or Terra-cotta is a clay-based unglazed ceramic, although the term can also be applied to glazed ceramics where the fired body is porous and red in color...
and red roof tiles.
The Rialto was gutted by a fire on November 4, 2006 that destroyed the stage, auditorium and balcony. The exterior was largely spared, and a long-term restoration effort has replaced the roof and is now focusing on the interior.