Ridglea Theatre, Historic movie theater in Fort Worth, United States.
The Ridglea Theatre is a movie house in Fort Worth featuring Mission Revival architecture with stucco walls and decorative tile details. The building is divided into multiple spaces that together can serve different event sizes and gathering needs.
The Ridglea Theater opened in December 1950, built for the Interstate theater chain; its first screening was Pretty Baby. A Dallas-based investment company bought it in 1990 for 1.85 million dollars, and the Maulsby trust acquired the building in 1991. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 2011, and is now undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation.
The venue today hosts concerts and live performances where visitors experience music across many different styles and genres. The mix of spaces allows for both smaller gatherings and larger public celebrations of local and touring artists.
The single-screen auditorium and its 70-foot stone tower face Camp Bowie Boulevard, where the entrance is easy to find from the street. The building is undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation, so check in advance whether the auditorium is open to visitors before planning a trip.
The first film screened at the Ridglea in December 1950 was Pretty Baby. A Dallas-based investment company bought the theater for 1.85 million dollars in 1990, and the Maulsby trust purchased the building in 1991. A multimillion-dollar renovation is under way.
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