Crystal Theatre

There should be no reason at all to wonder why this theater was nicknamed the “Bucket” (not the Bucket Theater). If anyone had ever been there to attend a movie way back in the ‘40s/early 50’s, the condition of the theater was atrocious at best. NO comparison to any of the other theaters in Wilkes-Barre in those times. As a youngster, I would go to visit my aunt in Lee Park, and at least once each time she would take me to a movie at the “Bucket”. The interior was not well maintained and the less than appealing odors drifting about while watching the film I’m sure provided inspiration for its nickname. One of the films I remember seeing there was the original version of “DR.NO”