NOW & THEN - The theatre changed it's name from Avon Theatre to Towne Cinema. Check out the window air conditions in both photos. Top photo taken in 1956 and bottom photo Sept. 2012 Very few changes in 56 years.
History of Avondale Estates Info from: www.avondaleestates.org
The City of Avondale Estates was founded by George Francis Willis in 1924. The plans for his City were inspired by the trip he and his wife, Lottie, had taken to Stratford-upon-Avon. He aspired to recreate the majestic Tudor-Revival style architecture found at the birthplace of William Shakespeare in England. With the guidance of internationally known city planners, Willis proceeded to develop what would later be known as the only documented example of a “planned” city in the Southeast. Today it is named on the National Registrar of Historic Places.
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