Ritz Theatre

103 W. Third Street,
Sheffield, AL 35660

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SethG
SethG on January 28, 2022 at 10:00 am

The building says Harris at the top, over the date 1927. Any idea if he was the investor who built the theater?

ShoalsSound
ShoalsSound on September 12, 2011 at 5:55 pm

“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.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 19, 2010 at 8:03 pm

Sorry, slight mistake on my part-that information is from the 1958 IMPA.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 19, 2010 at 8:03 pm

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.

Don Lewis
Don Lewis on July 6, 2008 at 8:18 am

A 1986 view of the Ritz in Sheffield here and here.

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on May 16, 2005 at 4:27 am

Both those photos are of the interior and identical.