Crestwood Theatre
9821 Watson Road,
St. Louis,
MO
63126
9821 Watson Road,
St. Louis,
MO
63126
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Opened in June 1964 by Mid America Theatres (Komm Theatres) as a large single screen theatre. Later twinned and still later, a third auditorium added to the rear of the building.
You would go in on each side of the auditorium and walk up to the seats. At one time smoking was allowed in the upper auditorium. On one side of the lobby was a large atrium with trees and flowers and a small fish pond.
The Crestwood closed in 1986 and was demolished to make way for a strip mall shopping center.
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Theatre, with 1350 seats, opened in June 1964. The first exclusive first-run presentation was “The Night of the Iguana” the following month. Architectural design by the firm of Kramer & Harms.
The twinning (usual wall down the middle) occurred in June 1980.
Addition of the third auditorium followed that December.
Theatre closed on March 12, 1987. The three final films were “Red Headed Stranger”, “Nightmare on Elm Street 3” and “The Mission.”
Since this theater was originally opened by Mid-America Theaters, I’m assuming it was later operated by RKO-MidAmerica and, eventually, AMC. I’m also guessing AMC closed it when they opened the theater at Crestwood Plaza.
The Crestwood remained open for just short of a year after the Crestwood Plaza 5 opened. CP5 opened 3/21/86; Crestwood closed 3/12/87.
This was a really nice theater in its original single screen form! It would have made a very nice concert venue as well (if it had a stage). It lost its charm when they sliced it up. I saw the Beatles “Yellow Submarine” in the original theater. Saw several midnight flicks there as well. “This Is Elvis” was last film I saw there in the 3rd screen addition in the back.
Saw The Beatles “Help” here in 1965, theater was filled with screaming girls! I remember it being a very nice theater. A lot of us from Lindbergh JR and SR High schools used to watch films here….