Avon Theatre

525 N. Second Street,
Breese, IL 62230

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on November 6, 2012 at 3:14 am

Here is a fresh link to the photo RoadsideArchitecture linked to.

The July 4, 1914, issue of The Moving Picture World said “W. V. Schmidt will be manager of the new Grand moving picture theater which is nearing completion at Breese. The house will seat 450 persons.”

RoadsideArchitecture.com
RoadsideArchitecture.com on December 7, 2010 at 6:29 am

Opened as the Grand Theatre in 1914:
http://www.breesehistoricalsociety.org/Panel 3 Pics/a7.html

dschmeink
dschmeink on December 6, 2010 at 9:51 pm

This theatre has begun showing films again. Last week (11/26/2010) they showed Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and the theatre was roughly 2/3 full according to the local paper.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on December 22, 2009 at 7:44 pm

Nice looking small theatre.

dschmeink
dschmeink on December 22, 2009 at 7:09 pm

The Drive-In Theatre near the intersection of Rt50 and St. Rose road was replaced by the large Breese Journal Building.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 23, 2009 at 1:55 am

Here is a 1976 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cclkv3

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 5, 2008 at 3:35 pm

This is what the Avon Theater looks like.

btkrefft
btkrefft on May 18, 2005 at 2:18 am

The 1945 FDY shows seating for 375 at the Avon. Another Breese movie house, the Star (no address given) is shown as closed with seating for 250.