BEE COUNTY, Texas — Following an awarded $175,000 grant in October, renovations on the historic Hall Rialto Theatre continue, with hopes for completion in time for the new year.

Built in 1922, the theater has been a recognizable sight in downtown Beeville. After a fire in 1935, architect John Eberson redesigned the building. Eberson also designed both Majestic Theatres in Houston and San Antonio.

The Hall Rialto Theatre remained in operation until it shut its doors in 1985.

"There was a group of concerned citizens because it was just boarded up and nothing had been done to it," Mark Parsons, president of the Hall Rialto Preservation Association, told KRIS 6. "They didn't want the theater to fall into ruin, because of its historic significance." Rialto Renovations: Clean up efforts cont

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