As part of the restoration of the Ritz Theatre in downtown Corpus Christi, an additional building will be constructed in the empty lot next to the building.
At a recent community meeting at the Frost Bank on Shoreline Boulevard, various local organizations voiced their concerns, questioned updates and received an inside look at the renovation project for the nearly 100-year-old theater.
The organizations, which included Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Ballet and several others, were invited as the Ritz Theatre will not only be a performance arena for plays, musicians, dance troupes and live entertainment, but also a learning facility for students to be educated in the arts.
In the meeting led by OTJ Architects, the firm leading the restoration, and Susan Palmer, capital campaign manager of the theater, community members learned that new additions to the Ritz will include an elevator, more bathrooms on multiple levels, an expanded lobby, a cafe, dressing rooms, a multipurpose black box and more.