Avolie Theatre - Revelstoke, BC
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N 50° 59.951 W 118° 11.669
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Once a hardware store, the Roxy Theatre has been screening movies nearly continuously since 1938. This is an earlier photo than the one seen below by fourteen years, taken when the Roxy was still the Avolie.
Waymark Code: WMVJM5
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 04/25/2017
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The building itself, built in 1905 as Lawrence Hardware, originally was given a High Victorian façade. In 1938, when it was remodeled to become the Avolie Theatre it became an Art Deco building. A local contest was held to decide on a name for the theatre and the name Avolie won over 150 other entries. Ghost signs from Lawrence Hardware are still to be seen on the northeast side wall of the building.
Without the need for another remodeling, the name was changed to the Roxy Theatre in 1952. For 79 years now, except for a brief closing in 1984, the theatre has been in operation.
The "Then" Photo in this instance is from 1938 or shortly thereafter, when the remodeling of the Avolie was complete. Photos are from north up MacKenzie Avenue, looking more or less directly west.
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The Avolie - 1952-2017 |
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The Avolie - 2017-1952 |