Casper’s holiday season just got a little brighter — and a little more nostalgic. The Casper Historic Preservation Commission (CHPC) has unveiled its third annual Christmas ornament, and this year’s design pays tribute to one of the city’s most beloved landmarks: the iconic Rialto Theater. See the ornament below.

Only 500 ornaments were made, each individually numbered and available for $20 at the Fort Caspar Museum. “CHPC selected the iconic Rialto Theater because throughout its many remodels, it has retained its historic character and continues to be a cultural fixture in downtown Casper,” said Interim Parks and Recreation Manager Nicholas Whipps.

The Rialto’s story stretches back more than a century. Built in 1921 as the New Lyric Theater, it reopened the following year under the name

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