Avon Theatre
619 Chelsea Avenue,
Memphis,
TN
38107
619 Chelsea Avenue,
Memphis,
TN
38107
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Listed in the 1936 Memphis Fire Marshall Report as the Avon Theatre. The theater appeared to still be in operation, sometimes as the Avon and sometimes as the Chelsea, throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. If you have any additional information on this theatre, please update.
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JackCoursey
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It is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1940 – 1950 editions as the Roxy Theatre with a seating capacity varying from 800 to 756.
Avon, Chelsea and Roxy! Augh!!! Something is amiss here. If there is a native Memphian out there with some knowledge of this cinema, please drop a line. I am thinking that either a larger cinema was built on the site of the Avon or that there were two cinemas on Chelsea.
Jack;There was another cinema on Chelsea Avenue but it was some distance away East along the Avenue. It’s not listed here on C.T. at the moment, here are the details that I have:
Hollywood Theatre, 2469 Chelsea Avenue, Memphis, TN. 38108 in the district of Hollywood. Seating capacity varies from 400 (in 1941 and 1943) to 725 seats in 1950.
I agree, we need someone with local knowledge to sort out the Avon Theatre……
Thanks! I went through masses of newspaper clippings at the Shelby County library and while I encountered articles on each of these cinemas, the only addresses I could find were either 619 Chelsea Ave or “…theatre on the corner of Chelsea and Thomasâ€, which appear to be one and the same. Still can’t get a current listing for the 619 Chelsea, so I assume this theater is no more. The Hollywood site is currently a furniture store.
Jack, The Hollywood theater site was torn down last year, against the protests of neighbors. The furniture store sits adjacent to where the theater once was.
Barry
The Hollywood was located at 2469 Chelsea Avenue. The structure that currently resides at 616 Chelsea is listed as being built around 1933 and is zoned commercial. I currently don’t know the status of this property or if any remnant of the Avon/Chelsea is still apparent.
I went on a search on Chelsea for the Avon Theatre. Take a look:
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Well dang! Thanks for checking it out.