It shouldn’t say Catalina Island. Atlantic City is on Absecon Island. Shouldn’t all theaters in Atlantic City be listed as Atlanic City, Absecon Island, NJ, by your rationale? Avalon is the city, CA is the state. Catalina Island is not part of the address.
The La Tech Auto Body shop is still listed at this address. If any locals have seen this building since 2004, let us know if this is the original theater building.
Here is a little more information about the city of Cashmere:
According to the Tacoma Public Library, this is the origin of the name Cashmere.
It was established in 1889, and platted in 1895 as Mission by J. F. Woodring and I. W. Sherman. That name came from a Jesuit mission which had been built in 1863. The present name was given in 1902 since another town in the state carried the name Mission. Responsible for the choice was Judge James H. Chase, who had visited the Vale of Kashmir in India, and liked the name.
The Vale’s name may be in reference to a line in Thomas Moore’s poem “Lalla Rookh”: “Who has not heard of the Vale of Cashmere! With its roses the brightest the earth ever gave.”
There is also a park in NYC called the Vale of Cashmere.
The Avon is partially visible in this photo, circa early fifties:
http://tinyurl.com/5wmzv2
It shouldn’t say Catalina Island. Atlantic City is on Absecon Island. Shouldn’t all theaters in Atlantic City be listed as Atlanic City, Absecon Island, NJ, by your rationale? Avalon is the city, CA is the state. Catalina Island is not part of the address.
Here is an article from a local paper dated 8/14/08:
http://www2.dailybulletin.com/ci_10208068
Address should be 1 Casino Way Avalon CA 90704.
Here is the proposal from the Retzler Group:
http://tinyurl.com/6bdax6
The La Tech Auto Body shop is still listed at this address. If any locals have seen this building since 2004, let us know if this is the original theater building.
This theater has an aka of Coffee County Drive-In.
Try this one:
http://tinyurl.com/6yf2z4
Here is a photo circa 1940s:
http://tinyurl.com/56335o
Here is another view of the Sunrise:
http://tinyurl.com/62bc69
This 11/30/05 article discusses the purchase of the Capitol’s former location by the city:
http://tinyurl.com/3up6c2
The Studio 1 was advertised as the Garden in the 1925 LA city directory:
http://tinyurl.com/34ugc5
The Astor was advertised in the LA city directory in 1925:
http://tinyurl.com/34ugc5
There is a photo of the post-demolition site here:
http://tinyurl.com/5qqoaj
This article states that the Philharmonic used the Feeley in the fifties before moving over to the Capitol:
http://tinyurl.com/5pmqma
I’m not sure which one is in the foreground, and which one is in the background.
Here is a little more information about the city of Cashmere:
According to the Tacoma Public Library, this is the origin of the name Cashmere.
It was established in 1889, and platted in 1895 as Mission by J. F. Woodring and I. W. Sherman. That name came from a Jesuit mission which had been built in 1863. The present name was given in 1902 since another town in the state carried the name Mission. Responsible for the choice was Judge James H. Chase, who had visited the Vale of Kashmir in India, and liked the name.
Not a fact, but extremely coincidental given the name of the city.
There’s another theater down the street, but I can’t make out the name on the marquee.
Sorry, Ed. It’s from the U of Pittsburgh digital collection. I’m not having any problem with it.
The Vale’s name may be in reference to a line in Thomas Moore’s poem “Lalla Rookh”: “Who has not heard of the Vale of Cashmere! With its roses the brightest the earth ever gave.”
There is also a park in NYC called the Vale of Cashmere.
I imagine it is a parking lot by now. Much needed, I’m sure.
It looks like there may be an art gallery in the theater space now:
http://tinyurl.com/6luv7f
http://tinyurl.com/6aekq2
http://www.theartseengallery.com/
Here is another photo of the Dorris Opera House:
http://tinyurl.com/6aw6xo
Here is a 1944 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6yvumk