{"id":17130,"date":"2013-03-26T09:25:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T13:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/avalon-theatre-a-persian-palace-in-chicago\/"},"modified":"2013-03-26T09:25:48","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T13:25:48","slug":"avalon-theatre-a-persian-palace-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/avalon-theatre-a-persian-palace-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by a Persian incense burner found in an antique store in New Orleans, the architect John Eberson designed the Avalon Theatre of Chicago in late 1925. <\/p>\n<p>Eberson designed an atmospheric style auditorium that would resemble a Persian palace beneath a starry night sky. 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