Avon Theatre
3327 W. Fullerton Avenue,
Chicago,
IL
60647
3327 W. Fullerton Avenue,
Chicago,
IL
60647
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Reopened on November 22nd, 1935. Grand opening ad posted.
Sam Katz, of Balaban & Katz, was one of the early operators of the Avon.
June 11, 1937 photo added, photo credit Peter Fish. Courtesy of the Logan Square Preservation Facebook page.
Hey thanks ,,life to short ,, i liked the photo,,i remember being at the avon to see those movies that week in july in 1982 me and my ,,we always went to the avon or the logan, every week ,,most of the time they ran very cheezy movies ,,like ,venum,and frogs,i saw them both on the same bill at the avon,,
This is a website for one of the organizations in the building:
http://www.innercityimpact.org/
80’s photo of the Avon here:
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Actually I visited the church not long ago. The interior’s been divided up a lot; it’s more a community center in plan. The church area itself is actually a gymnasium, the main theater feature remaining is the ceiling. Cool church, too.
I can’t tell from looking at it what might be left inside.
The vertical sign frame remained for many years after it closed as a cinema. I suppose they left it there until it became unsafe and they had to spend the money to have it removed.
I only saw a few movies at the Avon. My most vivid memory about was from ‘79, when “The Warriors” played there. Apparently, two local rival gangs went to see the film on the first night and someone got shot.
I don’t know if it was true or an urban legend, but my family and I stopped going to the Avon after that.
Yes AVON had advertised sub-runs in the late 70’s-early ‘80’s; it was the only time(s) I was there myself although I can’t remember a single films’ name. Overall it wasn’t a remarkable venue.
Here are photos of this theater.
I am reasonably certain that I saw ads for the Avon well into the 80’s. This is vague recollection…but I think the ads went away around ‘83-'84.
From the look of the building, it wasn’t a very lavish cinema.