Avalon Theater (Catalina)

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caption = Casino (From Descanso Bay, Outside Avalon Harbor)
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location = Avalon, California, U.S.
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The Avalon Theater is located in Avalon on Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles. The theatre has one movie screen and a seating capacity of 1154. [ [http://www.catalinamuseum.org/history.html Catalina Island Museum] ]

History

The structure was built under the direction of William Wrigley Jr. and David M. Renton. It was built at a cost of 2 million dollars. Its design, done by Sumner A. Spaulding and Walter Weber, is described as being Art Deco and Mediterranean Revival, and was the first to be designed specifically for movies with sound. In 1993 the theater was photographed by Hiroshi Sugimoto for his series "Theaters." The theater also has a 4-manual, 16 rank theater pipe organ built by the Page Pipe Organ Company of Lima, Ohio. It played every Friday and Saturday evening.

tructure

The building has a movie theater on the first level, and a dance hall on the top level. To reach the top, there are two ramped walkways that extend from the circular core, with two small lobby spaces as well as bathrooms just below the dance floor. The building was decorated with sterling silver and gold leaf. The theater lobby is paneled with walnut wood.

External links

* [http://cinematreasures.org/theater/22/ Page at cinematreasures.org, a theatre preservation organization]
* [http://avalonball.com/casino.asp The Avalon Casino - Catalina's Landmark of Entertainment]

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