The seating may well have been close to 1,400 at one time. You must remember that seats at that time(1924), were narrow by today’s standards and ran from side to side with narrow aisles and precious little room between rows.
The remodeling was done in 1972. Who exactly is the “brother of the Hi-Pointe? Who died and who continued operation? Can anyone answer these questions? Has John Moseley ever had a lengthy success with any venture?
Kyle, the address of the Crest was 8800 Gravois and the structure there now is, I believe, 8014 although it IS exactly where the theatre was.
The Ambassador closed in December of 1953 and Cinerama opened six months later.(Not 1943, as reported above).
The seating may well have been close to 1,400 at one time. You must remember that seats at that time(1924), were narrow by today’s standards and ran from side to side with narrow aisles and precious little room between rows.
The remodeling was done in 1972. Who exactly is the “brother of the Hi-Pointe? Who died and who continued operation? Can anyone answer these questions? Has John Moseley ever had a lengthy success with any venture?
As the projectionist who worked the Crest 1974-1976, the ACTUAL closing date was 1976.