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**Pre-Order** - Printed tote bags should be available from the 7th of September, however numbers are super limited in this print run. It’s more or less a test print to gauge if people will want to buy it! The image you see is a mock up (the final design will not have a dotted red line around it).
The iconic Rialto building in illustrated bag form to carry your stuff!
Durable, high-quality canvas tote bag
Digital printing by The T-Shirt Mill
Dimensions:
50cm long 37cm high with a 10cm gusset
History of the Rialto
Home to Greek language films, the beloved Trangs and now….a vape shop. I have always loved the bold colour palette and character of the Rialto.
The Rialto was built on Hardgrave Road in 1926, by ex-mariner Tom Garrick. Grander in scale than most Brisbane suburban theatres at the time, the Rialto was purpose built as a cinema, but it also had a theatre, which was used for many live productions.
During the 1960s, television caused a decline in Brisbane cinema audience numbers. The Rialto survived this trend by screening Greek language films to meet the specific needs of this West End migrant community.
It doesn’t take much of an effort to find the stories and memories so many people have of the theatre.
For my family, it was the day a storm blew the roof off the Rialto, in January 1995, which saw the end of the Rialto’s life as a cinema/theatre.
My mum, who was 6 months pregnant with me at the time, harassed my dad to go searching through the big skip bins the next day to see what they were chucking out. He found two iconic signs, which have been an important preservation of history for our family ever since.
I love the Rialto and while I wish it could have continued to be a picture theatre/performance space, I’m glad the façade still exists and I got to capture it. 💞
**Pre-Order** - Printed tote bags should be available from the 7th of September, however numbers are super limited in this print run. It’s more or less a test print to gauge if people will want to buy it! The image you see is a mock up (the final design will not have a dotted red line around it).
The iconic Rialto building in illustrated bag form to carry your stuff!
Durable, high-quality canvas tote bag
Digital printing by The T-Shirt Mill
Dimensions:
50cm long 37cm high with a 10cm gusset
History of the Rialto
Home to Greek language films, the beloved Trangs and now….a vape shop. I have always loved the bold colour palette and character of the Rialto.
The Rialto was built on Hardgrave Road in 1926, by ex-mariner Tom Garrick. Grander in scale than most Brisbane suburban theatres at the time, the Rialto was purpose built as a cinema, but it also had a theatre, which was used for many live productions.
During the 1960s, television caused a decline in Brisbane cinema audience numbers. The Rialto survived this trend by screening Greek language films to meet the specific needs of this West End migrant community.
It doesn’t take much of an effort to find the stories and memories so many people have of the theatre.
For my family, it was the day a storm blew the roof off the Rialto, in January 1995, which saw the end of the Rialto’s life as a cinema/theatre.
My mum, who was 6 months pregnant with me at the time, harassed my dad to go searching through the big skip bins the next day to see what they were chucking out. He found two iconic signs, which have been an important preservation of history for our family ever since.
I love the Rialto and while I wish it could have continued to be a picture theatre/performance space, I’m glad the façade still exists and I got to capture it. 💞