Majestic Theatre
22 N. Fort Harrison Avenue,
Clearwater,
FL
33755
22 N. Fort Harrison Avenue,
Clearwater,
FL
33755
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I had spotted what looked like an old theatre in downtown Clearwater, but could find no concrete information. Google Street View shows the building with a marquee and the name "Majestic Theatre," though the marquee has since been removed. I do not know anything else about the theater, nor if Majestic Theatre is its original name.
The building is now an Italian restaurant.
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Andy
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Andy, good for you, finding this one. All the times I’ve been in Clearwater since I was a kid and I’ve never noticed this one. I know I’ve been on Fort Harrison Avenue, cause south of here is the old Fort Harrison Hotel. Now the hotel, along with the, as far as I know still incomplete Super Power Building, across the street, is part of the, big FLAG Service Organization Scientology Complex.
Anyway I could not find anything about the theater, I hope someone else does!
Not a problem. I think I noticed it sitting in traffic one day. It might’ve still had the marquee then. I was downtown a few weeks ago taking pictures when I spotted it again; I took a picture of the building.
The building in May 2010.
After some investigation, this theater was known as the Ritz Theatre while it was open. The earliest mention of the theater was in 1932. It was ordered to stop showing X-rated films in 1980 and closed sometime before May 1983.
If it is near TAMPA,Nick down there should help you.
Yep, right on the other side of Tampa Bay. Also apparently called the New Ritz from time to time.
Andy, from what I found, Majestic was the name given to the restaurant that occupied the building after it closed as a theatre. Floyd operated this theatre until the early-1970’s. Sometime in 1974 it became an Adult Cinema. It did start its life as the Ritz Theatre and by 1935 it was known as the New Ritz. The Majestic was never the theatres name.
The Google mapping above is a bit off. It is showing South Fort Harrison Ave. The theatre is still visible if you move the curser to North Fort Harrison.