Remember The Ritz Cinema in Workington..?
The cinema, located on the corner of Murray Road and Upton Street, first opened its doors in September 1938, showing Deanna Durbin in Mad About Music.
The Ritz was designed by local architect Tom Nicholson and had a foyer lined with Australian walnut panelling and chrome fittings, and a Wurlitzer organ with an illuminated console on a lift – and it was probably the county’s most luxurious cinema with seating for 1,400 in the stalls and balcony.
It closed on February 28 1988 and was demolished the following month. The site is now a card shop.
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