Ridglea Theatre

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Ridglea Theatre
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Ridglea Theater in 2019
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Ridglea Theatre
Location6025-6033 Camp Bowie Blvd. & 3309 Winthrop Ave., Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates 32°42′17″N97°32′34″W / 32.70472°N 97.54278°W / 32.70472; -97.54278 Coordinates: 32°42′17″N97°32′34″W / 32.70472°N 97.54278°W / 32.70472; -97.54278
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built byLoffland and Luther
ArchitectPettigrew and Worley
ArtistEugene J. Gilboe
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
Website The Ridglea
NRHP reference No. 11000982 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2011

The Ridglea Theater is a single-screen theater located in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, which opened in December 1950. Its primary owner was the Intersate theater chain, and the first movie shown was Pretty Baby . The theater is well known for its Mission/Spanish Revival facade and 70-foot stone tower. In 1990, a Dallas-based investment company acquired the theater for 1.85 million dollars, and the Maulsby trust purchased the building in 1991. The theater is currently[ when? ] going through a multimillion-dollar renovation.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 30, 2011.

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.