Ritz Theater

70 N. Howard Street,
Akron, OH 44308

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lostmemory
lostmemory on November 9, 2007 at 6:53 am

Here are two vintage photos of the Ritz.

monika
monika on July 10, 2007 at 10:18 am

Here’s a picture of the Ritz from summer 2006: View link

richhd5
richhd5 on December 5, 2006 at 4:52 am

No one has mentioned that the Ritz was unique in that it served the African-American community in Akron.It was refered to in the 1950s derogitory term as a “colored theater”.I do not know if it specialized in the Black produced films available at the time but I would speculate that it did.Anyone with memories?

ChrisB
ChrisB on September 1, 2006 at 9:25 am

Here’s a photo taken a couple weeks ago:

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(taken from a speeding car; my friends aren’t into theaters!)