Avon Theatre
197 Ottawa Street,
Hamilton,
ON
197 Ottawa Street,
Hamilton,
ON
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The 770-seat Avalon opened in 1941. In 1969, it was renamed the Avon. The theater was owned by United Amusements which was later taken over by Famous Players. It closed in 1985 and is now used for retail.
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The Avalon was actually opened on June 16th, 1941. It was renamed and reopened in 1969 as The Avon. It ceased operations on March 22, 1985 and is currently used as a textile business by a private businessman
Here is a photo of the former Avon Theater.
Hey everyone. I stopped in at the Avon Theater yesturday to see what was left of it. The stage, and the balcony as well as the projection room all remain. The owner said all the projectors and seats, though, were taken away by the owners of the Drive in Theater on Green Mountian Road, when the current owner of the Avon bought it. It’s not used as a rug and flooring store and the balcony is storage. The projection room is not used at all. The entire theater is almost as it was before. Condition wise that is. The sound proofing tiles on the walls are all intact, the balcony looks brand new and so on. I have some extreamly bad photos of the place. I didnt have a tripod and the lighting was terrible, but you can still make a lot out. Some of the photos are on such an angle that I dont even know how they got like that. But, I suppose it’s better than nothing. Just follow this link and you shall see the photos!
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The Avon Theater building recently was put up for sale.
A picture of the Avon as it was in 1966 from the Ontario Archives:
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0011956.jpg
1982 photo of the Avon Theatre.
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