Ritz Theatre

S. Main Street,
Elizabethtown, KY 42701

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Previous Names: Masonic Theater, New Masonic Theater

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As Masonic Theatre, circa 1930 photo credit Elvin Smith.

Opened as Masonic Theater by 1918, it was renamed Ritz Theatre in April 1937.

It was converted to a Houchens Market in 1951 and this was still its use in 1964.

Contributed by David Zornig

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 7, 2021 at 4:08 pm

Possibly originally built as Joplin Theatre, but the timeline does not fit the print ads from Masonic to Ritz. It became Houchens Market in 1951.

SethG
SethG on June 5, 2022 at 12:14 pm

If it was converted to a market in 1951, it can’t have been open in 1957.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on December 17, 2025 at 5:28 am

Operated as early as 1918, and was renamed the Ritz Theatre in April 1937.

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