Avon Theatre
869 Main Street,
Dubuque,
IA
52001
869 Main Street,
Dubuque,
IA
52001
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The Princess Theatre was first located on Court Street and opened in 1908. The operation was moved to its Main Street location on September 13, 1909, still known as the Princess Theatre. On September 1, 1928 it was renamed Avon Theatre, it had seating for 550. The theatre closed on February 3, 1957 and was demolished in April 1957.
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Stella and James Yiannias in 1942:
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The February 16, 1957, issue of Boxoffice Magazine announced that Dubuque’s Avon Theatre had closed, and that demolition of the building would commence on April 1, to make way for a new J.C. Penney store.
The house was built in 1908 by William Bradley, and was opened as the Princess Theatre. After operating it for a year, Bradley leased the house to Harvey Fulton of the Standard Amusements Company. In 1916 it was taken over by James Yiannias, who operated it until it closed. In its final year, the Avon was open only three days a week. The Boxoffice article does not give the year in which the name was changed from Princess to Avon.
The Encyclopedia Dubuque says that the Princess Theatre was renamed the Avon Theatre in August, 1928. The web page has a drawing of the theater.
This page at Encyclopedia Dubuque says that the architect of the Princess Theatre was Thomas T. Carkeek. It, too, says that the theater was renamed the Avon in 1928, but it also displays a complimentary season pass to the Princess Theatre dated 1933.
There was an earlier Princess Theatre in Dubuque, located on Court Street, which was mentioned in the May 29, 1909 issue of Moving Picture World.