Roxy Theatre
115 MacKenzie Avenue,
Revelstoke,
BC
V0E 2S0
115 MacKenzie Avenue,
Revelstoke,
BC
V0E 2S0
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The Avolie Theatre opened its doors on December 22, 1938 on site of the former Lawrence Hardware building, and was a replacement of the Province Theatre that got destroyed by a fire three months beforehand. It was first known as the New Theatre for its first two months of operation until a theater naming contest was held in February 1939.
That same month, it was renamed the Avolie Theatre after its name in the contest was chosen from more than 150 submissions, most likely coming from the original manager’s wife Olive. H.J. Stevenson of Prince George bought the Avolie in 1952 and renamed it the Roxy Theatre.
Originally housed 450 seats.
According to the picture above, the theatre changed to its present name as the Roxy in 1952.