Ritz Theatre
103 W. Third Street,
Sheffield,
AL
35660
103 W. Third Street,
Sheffield,
AL
35660
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Grand opening ad posted. It was built by the Muscle Shoals Theatres, Inc.
The building says Harris at the top, over the date 1927. Any idea if he was the investor who built the theater?
“Neoclassical” should be added to the styles list, since that’s pretty much the top two-thirds of the facade. Only the lower third is Art Deco, due to a renovation in the 30’s.
Sorry, slight mistake on my part-that information is from the 1958 IMPA.
The 1947 IMPA shows the Rosenbaum Theatres chain as headquartered in Florence, AL. President was Louis Rosenbaum. This chain ran the Colbert and Ritz in Sheffield as well as a few other theaters in Alabama.
A 1986 view of the Ritz in Sheffield here and here.
Both those photos are of the interior and identical.