1 50 1 https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/files/original/16c060e5e9ac0eef0b3cbae14edeec6f.jpg 1161075ccf3e1ca604001f989618b186 https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/files/original/22c9c896f7c8db631c979024c6978156.jpg 56fcc275065b7fbd57e20bd774c7d48b https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/files/original/f1c75ca067ad0bd78aa7ff7a576539de.jpg 74082eb9503ceaef6bf2f46518f0b839 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alabama Places and Spaces Subject The topic of the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Description An account of the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Auburn University Keith S. Hebert Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Auburn University University of North Alabama Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ritz Theatre Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image and Text Description An account of the resource The Ritz Theatre, which was built as a playhouse opened on July 9. 1928, with the production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Louis Rosenbaum, a prominent Jewish business owner who lived in Florence and who owned a chain of movie theaters in North Alabama, was the district manager of the theatre and C. J. Ross was the first manager of the Ritz. The theatre had a seating capacity of 408 downstairs, 173 in the white section, and 110 in the "colored" section upstairs for a total of 682 seats. In 1933 the Wurlitzer organ was refitted to accommodate talkies and the theatre was updated to an Art Deco style. On Saturday, January 23, 1933, the theatre had a second "Grand Opening" when President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Florence, Alabama. The Muscle Shoals Theatres became a subsidiary of the Nashville based Crescent Amusement Company in 1941. The theatre went out of business on June 9th, 1951. The Tennessee Valley Arts Association purchased the theatre in 1985 and restored the building, reopening it to use for local play productions, student recitals, and concerts. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived cinematreasures.org Tennessee Valley Art Center Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Photographs courtesy of Kaitlyn Corfman. Subject The topic of the resource Colbert County, Alabama; Sheffield, Alabama; Ritz Theatre; Louis Rosenbaum; Jewish Owned Businesses; The Arts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928 to the present. Colbert County Jewish Owned Businesses Louis Rosenbaum Ritz Theatre Sheffield Alabama The Arts