Historic Rialto Theater

The Historical Rialto Theater was built in 1923 by Richard and Sultanna (Annie) El Hage, owners of a dry goods store on West Main Street in Florence, Colorado. The roughly 10,000 square foot Rialto Theater originally served as an opera house with almost 900 seats, a wraparound balcony and box seats down both sides, and an orchestra pit. The building is constructed of locally made yellow bricks and features unusual multi-colored brickwork patterns, enhanced by designs in natural colored slate.