Ritz Theatre
303 N. Tarragona Street,
Pensacola,
FL
32501
303 N. Tarragona Street,
Pensacola,
FL
32501
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The Ritz Theatre was owned by Bijou Amusement Company. Seating was listed at 429. The Ritz Theatre was an African-American theatre. It opened in 1944.
The Ritz Theatre closed in 1975 and has since been demolished.
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Chuck
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I am sketchy on details…I think the Ritz as an African American Theatre was closed by the early 60’s. It was disused for a while until some enterprising guy got a lease on it and opened it up just to show-‘I Am Curious Yellow’…which ran for months until it was replaced with-‘I Am Curious Blue’.
You are correct about it being strictly an Afro-American theatre, being vacant for a while, and then reopening with I am Curious (Yellow) in the late 60’s. It didn’t last too many years as a porno theatre.
Didn’t this theatre also show Deep Throat with Linda Lovelace?