Ritz 5 Theatres
214 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19106
214 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19106
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March 20, 2007 outside photo of Halle Barry arrival for Perfect Stranger:
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exterior photo showing the Ritz 5 and the Society Hill Towers which were designed by I.M. Pei
http://www.flickr.com/photos/penoppi/437190900/
More photos:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmac/5083846/
At least it’s A theater in a city where there once were many. Meantime, has anyone noticed that Michael Moore’s SICKO, which should be being exhibited at EVERY Philadelphia theater right now, is being only shown at certain Philadelphia area theaters selectively? That’s pretty creepy if you ask me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billyqiu/90350970/
That’s a January 2006 photo
This and the two other Center City Philadelphia Ritz Theatres are being acquired by indy chain Landmark Theatres. The full story can be read at the following Philadelphia Inquirer link:
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The Ritz Three was the best place to see foreign films in the early 1980s. The TLA was more inclined to show Pink Flamingos and Plan Nine from Outer Space.
According to my notes, The Ritz 3 Theatre opened in 1976. Each theatre had 450 seats. The Ritz 2 and 3 Theatres closed on Sunday, May 19, 1985 to each be divided into two theatres. They reopened on July 3, 1985 as the Ritz 5 Theatres. Ritz 2 – 250 seats. Ritz 3 – 225 seats, Ritz 4 – 225 seats, and Ritz 5 200 seats.
Opened around 1975 as the Ritz Three; two more screens were added later. The theater’s owner, Ramon Posel, died on June 23.