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Originally Posted by ENDelt260
Where was the Ritz? The Uptown's now a nightclub... after sitting closed and unused for a few years.
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It was only about four blocks from the Uptown. In looking at a mapquest map, I would guess that it was on Rolla Street somewhere between 6th and 8th. It was a very similar style to the Uptown, but I think it closed either when I was in college or soon thereafter (mid to late 80s).
They were the only two theaters in town for years. The multiplex east of the Forum only opened up right as I was graduating, and I think it was what did in the Ritz.
When I moved to Rolla in 1975, they had no fast food restaurants and no chains at all other than the Dairy Queen and a KFC. It was unbelievable how few restaurants they had there, especially for a college town. My dad managed the A&W, which was more or less right across the street from the Dairy Queen, and business was gangbusters there for years until all of the other fast food places showed up.