Towne Theatre

210 North Sixth Street,
St. Louis, MO 63101

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Joe Vogel on January 18, 2012 at 2:46 am

An article in The Moving Picture World of January 1, 1916, said that the St. Louis Amusement Company had opened the Ritz theater at 208-210 N. 6th Street as an all-picture house on December 11, 1915. The Ritz operated from eleven o'clock each morning until eleven o'clock at night, with the admission price being ten cents at all times.

Chuck1231 on March 30, 2009 at 7:37 pm

Gosh Mr. Alex, Built St. Louis shows that it became the Rivoli in 1915. You better let them know what the correct date was. Also this was one of the last remaining motion picture theatre in downtown St. Louis, even though at the end it was running X rated films.

JAlex on June 8, 2007 at 4:01 pm

Condensing the name changes over the years:

December 1915 – Opens as a theatre, known as RITZ.

May 1916 – Renamed ROYAL.

November 1922 – Renamed RIVOLI.

March 1968 – Renamed TOWNE.

kencmcintyre on January 27, 2007 at 4:19 pm

Here is TC’s photo as his link has failed:
http://www.builtstlouis.net/opos/townetheater.html

teecee on April 13, 2005 at 4:53 am

http://www.builtstlouis.net/opos/towne_theater.jpg

direct link to photo that I posted above.

teecee on March 15, 2005 at 8:32 am