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    How Avalon Theatre Defied The Odds

    How Avalon Theatre Defied The Odds

    FromCity Cast DC

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    How Avalon Theatre Defied The Odds

    FromCity Cast DC

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    Length:
    21 minutes
    Released:
    May 4, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    D.C.’s Avalon Theatre was founded in 1923, back when neighborhood movie houses were everywhere. And as movies moved to suburban multiplexes, the Avalon stayed put. Locals were so upset by the idea of it going away that they kicked in to turn the place into a nonprofit. What’s their secret? 
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    Released:
    May 4, 2023
    Format:
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