Reel Theatre

Joe Vogel on September 18, 2011 at 11:33 am

The June, 1954, bulletin of the IATSE, district 1, said that the Crest Theatre had just installed CinemaScope, inaugurating its new screen with “Knights of the Round Table.”

RonP on February 2, 2009 at 7:13 am

Before the interstate highway system, the main roads from Idaho Falls and Blackfoot ran past the Crest. This theatre used to be in the community of Alameda but was annexed by Pocatello in 1962.
According an Idaho State Journal story in 1976, Williams B. Jones opened the Crest theatre in 1946 (a later account said 1948). He leased it to the Film Service Corporation of Salt Lake from 1970-1975 and then returned to management. He planned $25,000 in renovations, including new seats, drapes carpeting and signage. A second screen was also planned.
The Journal said on January 27, 1977, that “Jaws” was the longest running picture in Crest history, and the largest grosser, playing from July of 1975 to September. The previous record was held by “The Sound of Music.” A return engagement was planned until February 11, 1977.

op712 on September 29, 2007 at 5:41 am

The Pocatello Reel Theatre, which is now independently owned, was originally the Crest Theatre.

A very nice plush art moderne single house that contained almost 700 seats until the split in the late 80’s by then, their parent company RWD Associates, to turn it into a twin screen, discount run location.