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Avalon Theater (Brooklyn)

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Avalon Theater
The Avalon Theater as it appeared in 1976
Map
Former namesPiccadilly
General information
Town or cityBrooklyn
CountryUSA
Design and construction
Architect(s)Samuel Cohen

The Avalon Theater is a now defunct theater that opened in Brooklyn, New York on January 25, 1928 and was located on Kings Highway at the southwest corner of East 18th Street.

Originally built by a local Brooklyn company as the Piccadilly, it was sold prior to opening to Loews Theaters, which changed the name to Avalon. Designed by Samuel Cohen, the combined auditoriums (the main or lobby floor and the upstairs or balcony) seated 2,119 which included on the lobby floor a separate seating for children. It also featured a Robert Morton theatre pipe organ. Within a year of opening, it became part of the Century Theatres chain.

The theater closed in 1982 and the building now houses a Rite Aid pharmacy, and offices on the upper floors.

40°36′36.07″N 73°57′20.68″W / 40.6100194°N 73.9557444°W / 40.6100194; -73.9557444


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