Avon Theatre

525 N. Second Street,
Breese, IL 62230

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RoadsideArchitecture.com
RoadsideArchitecture.com on December 6, 2010 at 10:29 pm

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

dschmeink
dschmeink on December 6, 2010 at 1:51 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 11:44 am

Nice looking small theatre.

dschmeink
dschmeink on December 22, 2009 at 11:09 am

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 22, 2009 at 5:55 pm

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

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 5, 2008 at 7:35 am

This is what the Avon Theater looks like.

btkrefft
btkrefft on May 17, 2005 at 6:18 pm

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.