Avon Art Theatre
2817 7th Avenue S,
Birmingham,
AL
35233
2817 7th Avenue S,
Birmingham,
AL
35233
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Previously operated by: Waters Theater Co.
Functions: Church
Previous Names: Avon Theatre
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The Avon Theatre opened on February 15, 1928 with Lon Chaney in “London After Midnight”. By 1950 it was operated by the Waters Theater Co. It was renamed Avon Art Theatre on October 10. 1951, when under new ownership, it presented foreign movies.
The Avon Art Theatre closed on November 8, 1955 with “Mom and Dad”. It has been refurbished, and in 2011 it is used by the Red Mountain Church.
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Reopened as Avon Art on October 10th, 1951 to celebrate Movietime USA. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened February 15th, 1928. Grand opening ad posted.
Robert Dillon promoted art films as he did art in the lobby there and with his work at the Dilfin Art Gallery. But he simply ran out of money on his three-year art experiment from 1952 to 1955. The Avon closed permanently on November 28, 1955. He left the note, “We wish to thank our patrons for the last three years of operations. We hope that this type of theater can continue in the future under another sponsorship.”
Sadly, the final film shown was the four-wall, “Mom and Dad,” the highest profit film in the Golden Age of Hollywood from production cost to profit. And - yes - the an Elliot Forbes was there in person.The final film was to have been Machiko Kyo in “Gate of Hell” so if intent is of import, we can call it the final film in their heart.