Avon Cinema, Art Deco movie theater in East Side Providence, United States.
The Avon Cinema features a large single screen with seating for 486 guests in a building from 1915 near Brown University campus.
Opening in February 1938, the cinema started with a screening of the French film Beethoven's Great Love and maintained continuous operation under Dulgarian family ownership.
The theater specializes in independent and foreign films, serving as a central entertainment venue for Providence residents and Brown University students.
Located at 260 Thayer Street, the cinema offers regular screenings with general admission at $13.50 and discounted rates of $11.00 for matinees and children.
During the 1978 blizzard, the cinema maintained operations despite widespread power outages across Providence, demonstrating exceptional dedication to film presentation.
GPS coordinates: 41.82886,-71.40088
Latest update: March 15, 2025 20:51
Providence sits in the northeastern United States and presents itself as a city that has developed over several centuries. The area around Benefit Street preserves colonial wooden houses with narrow windows and steep roofs. The Rhode Island State House stands on a hill with its white marble cladding and a dome visible from several neighborhoods. Brown University spreads across the East Side with brick buildings and open lawns, while the Rhode Island School of Design displays its collections in nearby gallery spaces. Downtown is crossed by two waterways that join shortly before reaching Narragansett Bay. Water Place Park lies along the waterfront with wide walkways and stone bridges. On summer evenings, WaterFire events take place here, with fire basins lit on the water and music echoing across the banks. A gondola service takes visitors across the water between the bridges. The Federal Hill neighborhood rises west of downtown and shows Italian grocery stores, bakeries and restaurants along the main avenue. Roger Williams Park extends to the south with ponds, a zoo and a botanical greenhouse. Thayer Street draws students with cafés, bookshops and small stores.
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