Ritz Theatre

9th Street,
Ford City, PA 16226

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Previously operated by: Dipson Circuit

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As the Princess Theatre, 1930 photo credit M.S. George Collection.

The Ritz Theatre was operating prior to 1936, and continued until at least 1950. It was operated by the Dipson Theatre chain.

Contributed by Ken Roe

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on July 30, 2018 at 8:42 pm

I believe this may have originally been the Princess Theatre. I posted a 1930 photo of the Princess Theatre on 9th Street with the Acme Garage next door. Photo is part of the M.S. George Collection

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on November 19, 2019 at 8:34 am

Maybe the Ritz reopened for a while as the Roxy? The Kittanning Paper’s Historical Headlines column today included the following entry from Nov. 19, 1969:

Theater owner Rox Serrao of Ford City announced the scheduled reopening of the Roxy Theater, 9th Street, Ford City, and the continuing operation of his 66 Drive-in theater as long as weather permits. Serrao said the Roxy will offer “family pictures, special children’s pictures, and keeping up with the trend of changing entertainment, specially selected adult first-runs.” Days of operation will depend on patronage, the operator said.

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