Crown Theatre
329 Virginia Street,
Vallejo,
CA
94590
329 Virginia Street,
Vallejo,
CA
94590
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Previously operated by: Fox West Coast Theaters Corp.
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Avalon Theatre, Marval Theatre
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The Avalon Theatre opened on December 7, 1935 with Roger Pryor in “$1000 a Minute” and was operated by H.L. Freudenberg & William Guhl. By 1937 it had been renamed Marval Theatre. It was listed as (Closed) in 1940 & 1941, but reopened in 1942, operated by Fox West Coast Theaters Corp. The Marval Theatre was still open in 1952. It was renamed Crown Theatre in 1953. It was closed on June 22, 1959 with Fess Parker in “The Light in the Forest”, John Wayne in “Legend of the Lost” & Ethel Barrymore in “Johnny Trouble”.
Today, the entire block has been demolished and is used as a parking lot.
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Ken Roe, David Ducay
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Opened with Roger Pryor in “$1000 A Minute” along with the Ub Iwerks ComiColor cartoon “Summertime”, the Port Of Call short “Peacock Throne”, and a Universal Newsreel.
After being the Marval Theatre throughout most of its history, it was renamed the Crown Theatre in 1953. It was closed on June 22, 1959 with three features: Walt Disney’s “The Light In The Forest”, “Legend Of The Lost”, and “Johnny Trouble”.