Ritz Theatre
653 Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard SW,
Atlanta,
GA
30314
653 Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard SW,
Atlanta,
GA
30314
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Located at 653 Fair Street SW (today renamed Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard SW). The Ritz Theatre was an African American theatre which opened in 1933. It was closed in 1967 and the building was still there in 2007, but had been demolished by 2012. In 2024 the site is a vacant lot.
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On Friday, August 18, 1967, the Ritz appeared in a combo ad of theaters playing Hurry Sundown which was going wide that day following the completion of its eight week first run engagement at the Cherokee Theater. The only other indoor in the ad was the Decatur with the rest of the engagements filled out by seven drive ins. This is the only time I ever saw the Ritz or any other of the Bailey chain of “colored” theaters listed in a Journal or Constitution newspaper ad.
There was also a Ritz listed in the Cole’s directory with an address of 438 Atlanta Ave. It appears it was in operation up until 1965 and seated 250. Could this be the same venue?