The Ritz Ybor, Music venue and theater in Ybor City, Tampa, United States.
The Ritz Ybor occupies a red brick building of over 17,000 square feet in Ybor City, holding three rooms: the Royal Room, the Rivoli Room and the Theatre Ballroom, whose theatrical stage measures 25 by 44 feet. A grand foyer links all three, with full-service bars and a caterers' prep kitchen for outside licensed catering.
Architect M. Leo Elliott designed this building in 1917 as the Rivoli Theatre, originally serving the local Afro-Cuban community with silent films. It later transformed through different uses as a cinema and nightclub before becoming an entertainment venue.
The Grand Foyer links the Royal, Rivoli and Theatre Ballroom rooms and keeps the building's original terrazzo floors, Art Deco mirrors and wall sconces. The Rivoli Theatre opened in 1917 with a silent cinema downstairs and apartments above, and the foyer's surviving finishes date from that early period.
The Ritz Ybor sits in the heart of historic Ybor City, a short trolley ride from Channelside and two to three miles from downtown Tampa. It is a 15-minute car ride from Tampa International Airport and within walking distance of Centro Ybor and the Hillsborough Community College Ybor City campus. The venue has a caterers prep kitchen for outside licensed and insured catering.
The building began as a silent film theater, later became an adult cinema, and then operated as a nightclub called The Masquerade. A major renovation in the mid-2000s transformed it into the modern entertainment venue it is today.
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