Vibert Jeffers Photograph 1936, Susan Parish Collection, Washington State Archives
The Avalon Theater was built in 1928, one of several movie theaters in downtown Olympia. The architect was Franklin Cox Stanton, who adopted the Mission style that characterizes much of downtown’s architecture. This photograph, by Vibert Jeffers, was taken in 1936. In later years this was the Griswold Office Supply building, which burned down in 2004.
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2014