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One of 9 National Register listings published here for Medina County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Rainbow Theater
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 410 Paris Street, Castroville, 78009
- When was it listed? December 2024
- Category. building
- Census division. Castroville-LaCoste
- National Register reference number. 100011087 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
80 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Rainbow Theater between 2006 and 2019, burning about 675 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROBBINS PROPANE |
| 27 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 18 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4770 |
| 7 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4617 |
| 6 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | US 90 W_146 |
| 6 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 472 |
| 26 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4713 |
| 25 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 42 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LUNDQUEST |
Mines and quarries near this property
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rainbow Theater: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schoenfeld Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fidel Guerra Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Medina Gravel Company Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Medina Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Rosita Gravel Guerra Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Castroville, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castroville | $850,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds struck just east of Castroville and moved southwestward through the town. Damage was first indicated approximately 2 miles east of Castroville, along the north side of US90, where 8 to 10 telephone poles had been snapped near the base. The estimated wind gusts at this point were between 80 to 100 miles per hour. The damage path was between one-quarter and one-half mile in width, with no indication of rotation or twisting. The storm continued to move toward the southwest where it damaged several mobile homes in the valley mobile home park along FM471. Much of the damage was minor, and confined to outbuildings. Numerous trees were damaged or uprooted, with limbs up to 8 inches in diameter snapped off. Several vehicle were also damaged. Wind gusts in this area were estimated in the 50 to 60 mile per hour range. As the storm continued southwestward into the Castroville area, it struck a little league baseball field complex north of the Castroville Airport. Here chain link fence was bent over in sections along the outfield fence line. Only the sections with plywood signs attached were damaged. The severe winds continued southwestward to the Airport, where they destroyed most of the The Fixed Base Operator hanger, and damaged or destroyed five aircraft and equipment housed inside hanger. Several adjacent hangers located at the airport received minor or no damage. Estimated damages from the downburst were $250,000 to aircraft, $100,000 to the hangars, and $500,000 to equipment. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castroville | $500,000 | Thunderstorms moving eastward through Medina County produced widespread wind damage. The Red Cross reported that 32 homes were destroyed, 44 had major damage, and 194 homes had minor damage. Numerous mobile homes suffered roof and wall damage. The city of Castroville was without power from 1639 CST until 0530 CST the next morning. Very heavy rain accompanied the storms, reducing visibility to near zero. Some of the residents reported a dark green color to the clouds just before the storm stuck. Although no large hail was reported, the hail piled into drifts along the side of the road just west of D'Hanis. Very little damage was reported at the Castroville Airport as most aircraft were tied down or put away at the time of the storms. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Castroville | $150,000 | Extremely heavy rainfall associated with Erin spread into the east and north sections of Medina County. General rain totals in this area were between 3 and 5 inches, with up to 8 inches reported around Castroville and near the Bandera County line south of Tarpley. Most county roads north of US90 were closed due to high water. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castroville | $100,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that flipped a Recreation Vehicle, uprooted several trees, blew down fences, and twisted irrigation pipes around Castroville. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castroville | $100,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged roofs in Castroville. |
| March 2004 | Flash Flood | Castroville | $3,000 | The showers and thunderstorms moved into Medina County near 930 CST, with most sections of the county receiving around one-half inch of rain. The heaviest amounts were in the Castroville area where up to 2 inches of rain was reported. Roads around Castroville were closed in the mid morning due to flash flooding. |
| August 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Castroville | $3,000 | The tornado touched down very near the Fixed Base Operator hanger, where rotation was noted in a path up to 30 yards wide. The damage path was in a northeast to southwest direction which was the same track of the straight line winds. This short lived tornado was estimated to have reached F1 intensity and was likely on the ground for only a few seconds. Several witnesses in adjacent hangers described the sound of a loud train as the tornado hit the airport. Four men narrowly escaped injury by ducking for cover between two couches as it struck. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Castroville | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Castroville. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Castroville | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Castroville. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Castroville | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail northwest of Castroville. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Castroville | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Castroville. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Castroville | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which flooded and closed several low water crossings in Castroville. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Castroville | - | Thunderstorms in eastern Medina County produced rain totals of 3 to 4 inches, causing flash flooding that closed FM1343 and SH173 closed. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castroville | - | As the severe thunderstorms continued eastward across central Medina County, they produced additional severe winds that struck the town of Castroville and continued just east of Castroville. Damage was reported near the Castroville Airport as trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Castroville | - | Heavy rain over Medina County produced totals near 3 inches between Castroville and Rio Medina. FM1957 was closed due to flash flooding. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castroville | - | Trees down due to high winds. Damage was also reported to outbuildings. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Castroville | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Castroville | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Castroville | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Castroville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Castroville | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Castroville | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
4 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan's Meat Market and Saloon | under 500 feet | 2024 | |
 | Castroville Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1970 |
 | Landmark Inn Complex | 0.2 miles | 1972 |
| de Montel, Charles, House | 1.7 miles | 1980 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100011087 in Record Group 79. |
| Medina County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.