Avalon Hollywood
| Avalon | |
Avalon Hollywood.
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| Former names | The Hollywood Playhouse, The WPA Federal Theater, El Capitan Theatre, The Jerry Lewis Theatre, The Hollywood Palace, The Palace |
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| Location | 1735 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California |
| Coordinates | 34°06′10″N 118°19′37″W / 34.1027°N 118.3270°WCoordinates: 34°06′10″N 118°19′37″W / 34.1027°N 118.3270°W |
| Owner | Hollywood Entertainment Partners |
| Type | Concert Hall, Nightclub, Afterhours, Lounge, Restaurant, Bar |
| Genre(s) | Big Band, Rock and Roll, Pop Music, Electronic Dance Music |
| Seating type | Standing room only, dance floor |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | January 24, 1927 |
| Renovated | 2007-2008 |
| Website | |
| www.avalonhollywood.com | |
Avalon (or Avalon Hollywood) is a historic nightclub in Hollywood, California, located near the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, at 1735 N. Vine Street. It has previously been known as The Hollywood Playhouse, The WPA Federal Theatre, El Capitan Theatre, The Jerry Lewis Theatre, The Hollywood Palace and The Palace. It has a capacity of 1,500.
Originally known as The Hollywood Playhouse, 1735 Vine St. opened for the first time on January 24, 1927. It was designed in the Spanish Baroque style by the architectural team of Henry L. Gogerty (1894-1990) and Carl Jules Weyl (1890-1948) in 1926-1927.
During the Great Depression, the theatre was renamed The WPA Federal Theatre (after the Works Progress Administration), and used for government-sponsored programs.
Later, the theatre hosted numerous CBS Radio Network programs, including Fanny Brice's Baby Snooks show and Lucille Ball's My Favorite Husband program.
In the 1940s, 1735 Vine was renamed The El Capitan Theatre, and was used for a long-running live burlesque variety show called Ken Murray's Blackouts. This should not be confused with the nearby movie theatre of the same name and age, the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, which at the time was known as the Paramount Theatre.
In the 1950s, still under the name of El Capitan, the theatre became a television studio, and it was from a set on its stage that Richard Nixon delivered his famous "Checkers speech" on September 23, 1952. This event is often mistakenly said (especially on the Internet) to have taken place at the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, though that theater was never a television studio, and in 1952 was operating as a movie house called the Paramount Theatre.
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