100 Years Ago!
Sunday evening, November 27, 1921
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(November 27, 2021) - One of the worst fires in the history of the New Haven Fire Department occured on this date one hundred years ago when fire raced through the Rialto Theatre on College Street, resulting in the deaths of nine theater patrons and injuries to more than 75 others. It is believed that the fire was started by incense burning for atmorphere during a showing of the newly-released motion picture "The Sheik," starring Rudoplh Valentino.
Click on either of the scanned pages below of the Monday, November 28, 1921 edition of the New Haven Evening Register, courtesy of the Hamden Historical Society, to read the many articles about this historic local tragedy.
Posted 11/27/2021
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| * New Haven Evening Register, Monday, November 28, 1921 (Courtesy of the Hamden Historical Society) |
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| * New Haven Evening Register, Monday, November 28, 1921 (Courtesy of the Hamden Historical Society) |
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For links to more online articles about the 1921 Rialto Theatre fire CLICK HERE.
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