Ritz Theatre
117 S. Grand Avenue,
Crescent,
OK
73028
117 S. Grand Avenue,
Crescent,
OK
73028
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Additional Info
Architects: Patrick Henry Weathers
Functions: Church
Styles: Mission Revival
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Other than color snapshots of the Ritz Theatre not much is known about the history of the former Ritz Theatre. It was opened in 1927, and closed in 1971. The building was damaged by fire in 1978.
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Jeff Chapman
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PLEASE ADD TO ADDRESS:
117 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
If you go to the street photo it will show you the American Legion. The theater is the to the left of the Legion after the vacant lot. That’s how Google wooks sometimes??
FUNCTION:
CHURCH
Open 1930-1955?
More info or photos?
Pics:
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/1199
Look accross the Ritz Theatre’s Mission Revival building top and you’ll see it was built in 1927
The Ritz Theatre in Crescent closed in 1971. It was operated by The McConnel movie circuit a private owned company with theatres in several cities in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. The building was severely damaged by fire in about 1978. All of the equipment was destroyed and the building sat vacant for several years before being renovated and was used for another type of business. The original building was build as a Theatre by the Graff family a very prominent family of the area.
Here is an item from the September 10, 1927 issue of Moving Picture World:
The January 8, 1928 issue of The Film Daily listed the Ritz Theatre in Crescent, Oklahoma as one of the new houses in which the National Theatre Supply Company had recently installed equipment.Architect P. H. Weathers' full name was Patrick Henry Weathers.