Ritz Theater
126 West Liberty Avenue,
Covington,
TN
38019
126 West Liberty Avenue,
Covington,
TN
38019
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yes chuck that sounds about right…seems like by the second time i visited them there it was closed.
Gary, it must have closed shorty after your parents moved to Covington, it was closed in 1986.
my parents moved from memphis to covington in 1985.that year some one was still trying to make a go of the ritz as a movie theater showing second run movies… but i think that did not last long.
1981 photo of the Ritz Theatre.
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1986 photo of the Ritz Theatre, Lot more colorful than in 1981.
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The Ritz is listed in 1955 with 733 seats.
The Ritz is up for sale, $475,000:
http://tinyurl.com/8ujgyu
Here is a recent photo of the Ritz Theater.
Chuck, thanks for the exceptional photo. I had to laugh, because it makes the building seem very big. I remember standing on the sidewalk and resting both hands on the edge of the marquee: it must not be much over 7'-6" above the pavement. When I last saw the Ritz, it was being used as a vending machine storage warehouse. All the doors were unlocked and no one was around, so I made myself at home. Everything from the theatre days was still in place, including the seats, but there were various coin-op machines in the aisles, on the stage, in the lobby, in the balcony etc.
Color photo of the Ritz Theatre.
http://www.roadsidenut.com/ritz1103.jpg
Photo of the Ritz Theatre.
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