Ritz Theater
715 N. Chaparral Street,
Corpus Christi,
TX
78401
715 N. Chaparral Street,
Corpus Christi,
TX
78401
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Opened by the Robb and Rowley Circuit, then operated by United Artists, and later closed as a movie theater in August 1972. It was used for concerts in the 1970’s and into the 1980’s. Later in the 1980’s it was used for theatrical performances.
Now it is closed, but restoration work is ongoing.
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Here are two photos from 1936 and 1937, respectively:
http://tinyurl.com/6ey2qn
http://tinyurl.com/63w6yo
The Gulf Coast Ghost Hunters Association is doing Ghost Hunts at The Ritz every month. It’s $15 per person(must be 18+).
http://www.gcghosthunters.com./gcgha_2_053.htm
Here are two 1984 photos:
Photo1
Photo2
August 2009 photo of the Ritz:
View link
From my July 2010 trip to Corpus Christi:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aonghais/4795343338/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aonghais/4795343102/
They have been holding a number of fundraidingevents, some of them at the theatre itself, haunted halloween and ghost hunting type events in fall of 2010.
Interesting – the Ritz has a long lobby from the street and also, straight back, a long and narrow auditorium.
A recent article about the effort to restore the Ritz, including an interior photo that will enlarge if clicked upon: View link.
The building has been listed on the 2012 list of Texas' Most Endangered Places. Here’s an article from a recent tour of the Ritz Theatre: http://www.unvisiteddallas.com/archives/1342