Crest Theatre
516-520 I Street,
Los Banos,
CA
93635
516-520 I Street,
Los Banos,
CA
93635
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Additional Info
Architects: Alexander Aimwell Cantin, Alexander Mackenzie Cantin
Firms: Cantin and Cantin
Functions: Bar
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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The Crest Theatre was opened on April 22, 1949 with Glen Ford in “The Return of October”. It was designed to the plans of architectural firm Cantin and Cantin. It became a church named Day 3. On July 8, 2024 it opened as a sports bar.
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Like the art deco murals. Beautiful.
From the Westside Express:
Since July 8, 2024: ”Sports Bar and Grill a local chain, has turned the old theater into a gathering place for sports fans, friends and families to enjoy. The local chain first opened in Turlock 10 years ago, with another location opening in Atwater just five years later and now a location in Los Banos, which opened July 8”.
From Crest Theatre Facebook:
”The Los Banos Crest Theatre is a historic movie theatre here in Los Banos California. Opened on April 22, 1949 with the Glenn Ford western “The Return of October” The theatre one of the first in the United States to be managed by a female theatre manager Amelia “Benny” Silva, known to the locals as “Aunt Benny” at a time when theatres were typically run by men”