Btw, I was wrong, the Cooper found. bought the theater in the early 40’s. They called the Avalon, as well as a few other theaters in CO, the Cooper from 1947 to the late eighties.
I work in the Avalon daily. Construction started in 1922, finishing in 1923. It was built by the architecture firm from Denver called “Mountjoy and Frewen” in Denver. It was designed by Frank W. Frewen.
The theater was bought in the mid 40’s by the Cooper Theater Foundation, who, in 1947, went on to do a drastic renovation of the building’s facade. The balcony was closed sometime in the late 70’s or early 80’s. A man came in the theater a while back, telling me the balcony was closed because his friend threw a cat off of it into the crowd below. The cooper foundation went under in the eighties, leaving the building in the cities hands, who considered demolishing it. Citizens of the city then raised the money for restoration. The building was renovated in 1996. Hope this helps.
Btw, I was wrong, the Cooper found. bought the theater in the early 40’s. They called the Avalon, as well as a few other theaters in CO, the Cooper from 1947 to the late eighties.
I work in the Avalon daily. Construction started in 1922, finishing in 1923. It was built by the architecture firm from Denver called “Mountjoy and Frewen” in Denver. It was designed by Frank W. Frewen.
The theater was bought in the mid 40’s by the Cooper Theater Foundation, who, in 1947, went on to do a drastic renovation of the building’s facade. The balcony was closed sometime in the late 70’s or early 80’s. A man came in the theater a while back, telling me the balcony was closed because his friend threw a cat off of it into the crowd below. The cooper foundation went under in the eighties, leaving the building in the cities hands, who considered demolishing it. Citizens of the city then raised the money for restoration. The building was renovated in 1996. Hope this helps.