![]() ![]() ![]() It was later demolished and the land sat unused. The 500-seat Ritz, located at 1201 Beatties Ford Road, was built in 1961 and closed 10 years later after the passage of federal laws banning segregated public facilities. “The Beatties Ford Road corridor is home to incredibly significant institutions and landmarks that are central to the identity of Charlotte.” “This project is important to me because it will transform a vacant parcel into an education destination hub to confront and address social, economic, education, health disparities and preservation of history and culture,” said Mattie Marshall, president of the Washington Heights Neighborhood Association. The new park and community plaza at the corner of Tate Street and Beatties Ford Road sits on a parcel formerly occupied by the Ritz Theater, the last of four movie houses built exclusively for Black audiences in Charlotte along with the Lincoln, Savoy and Grand between 1920-60. followed by a grand opening celebration from 3-6 p.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday’s public reveal of The Ritz at Washington Heights as a community space coincides with transformation of Historic West End. The public gathering space debuts Saturday with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m., followed by the grand opening celebration from 3-6 p.m.įifty years after the last movie was shown, cinema is returning to the former Ritz Theater site. Mattie Marshall, president of the Washington Heights Neighborhood Association, right, inspects the mural painted by artists Makayla Binter at the Ritz at Washington Heights. ![]()
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