Ritz Theatre (Jacksonville)

The theater, which seats 426, is used for a variety of music, dance and theatrical productions, as well as movies.

Just off the lobby is the LaVilla Museum which holds 11,000 square feet (1,000 m2) of exhibits.

[1] LaVilla is considered "the mecca for African American culture and heritage" in Florida.

[2] The Ritz Theater was designed in the Art Deco style by local architect Jefferson Powell and constructed in 1929[3] on the site of the Ritz Theater movie house in the LaVilla neighborhood.

[5] From the 1970s, the entertainment district of LaVilla went into decline and crime increased,[6] but Mayor Ed Austin's River City Renaissance plan included $4.2 million to renovate the theatre and museum.