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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » New Jersey » Avalon » Avalon Theatre

Avalon Theatre

Avalon, NJ
2813 Boardwalk
, Avalon, NJ 08202 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Spanish Renaissance
Function: Unknown
Seats: 585
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Avalon Theatre was located on the Avalon Pier in Avalon, NJ (Cape May County). More than three generations of visitors to this seaside resort came to what was the social center of the town. It was operated for most of its history by the Hunts Theatres of Wildwood, NJ. It opened on July 3, 1929.

The last movie shown in this theatre was "Hooper" starring Burt Reynolds on September 9, 1978 (9:00 PM show). The Pier was demolished in March of 1980.
Contributed by Dave Coskey

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The Avalon had 585 seats, according to the 1949 Film Daily Year Book, which also describes the theatre as "seasonal," probably meaning that it operated only during the summer months.
posted by Warren G. Harris on Apr 24, 2004 at 8:01am
The Avalon had a unique marketing strategy...every Thursday during the Summer the local kids would show up in the morning at the theatre and get a supply of "movie circulars" that they would distribute throught Avalon and the neighboring towns of Stone Harbor and Sea Isle City. Their "pay" for this was a weekly pass to the movies !!
posted by Diane Morgan on Jul 30, 2004 at 12:46pm
1964 program:

Front:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dc07b3127cce97f85fb8d36300000035108IZsW7Zwzc-

Back:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6dc07b3127cce97f85fa6d37d00000035108IZsW7Zwzc-
posted by TC on Feb 26, 2006 at 4:20pm
Listed as a J.H. Greenberg Theatre in the 1976 International Motion Picture Almanac.
posted by TC on Mar 2, 2006 at 1:20am
Listed as part of Hunt's Theatres, Inc. in the 1970 FDY.
posted by TC on Mar 2, 2006 at 1:30am
Also listed as part of Hunt's Theatres, Inc. in the 1976 International Motion Picture Almanac. Another multiple affiliation.
posted by TC on Mar 3, 2006 at 5:05pm
This location, 29th street at the Ocean, is now a building that houses three businesses... a pizza shop, arcade, and an ice cream shop.
posted by Showmark Group - Nick on Dec 16, 2006 at 2:49pm
Dave Coskey? Wow.

posted by hdtv267 on Jun 14, 2007 at 6:59am
This was a Milgram theater in 1967, per the FDY of that year.
posted by ken mc on Sep 10, 2007 at 7:05pm
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