Avon Cinema

41°49′43.9″N 71°24′3″W / 41.828861°N 71.40083°W / 41.828861; -71.40083

Avon Cinema
(2017)
General information
StatusActive
Architectural styleArt Deco
Address260 Thayer Street
Completed1915
OpenedFebruary 1938 (as a cinema)
Renovated1988
OwnerKenneth & Richard Dulgarian
LandlordDulgarian Properties
Technical details
Floor count2
Known forIndependent cinema
Other information
Seating capacity486
ParkingNone (street parking only)
Website
Avon Cinema

The Avon Cinema is an independent movie theater near Brown University on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. The Avon's Art Deco styling dates from its opening in February 1938. The theater primarily screens independent, art house, and foreign films. The theatre has been owned by the same family since 1938. It seats 486 and has one screen.