Crest Theatre

William on March 11, 2010 at 9:58 am

It’s really not that silly about different buildings holding extra screens. GCC and UA would do that in many of their early plexes. Thats why you will find theatres with a plex inside a mall area and afew more screens in the parking lot. The former DeMille in NYC was Embassy 2,3,4 and Embassy 1 was across the street next to the Palace Theatre and for a short time Embassy 5 was across 7th. Ave & Broadway.

kencmcintyre on March 11, 2010 at 9:38 am

Some confusion here as the above photo was also posted on this page:
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looneysamo on November 23, 2009 at 10:53 pm

My cousin managed this place for years. She’d let us in for free and give us popcorn (served in the cardboard boxes you get for drinks.) We’d just pay for the sodas. We couldn’t beat that deal.

The auditoriums were nicer than I had expected. I loved the little details of the building, even if they had faded.

One thing that I distinctly remember were the funky urinals in the men’s room. They had really long lips. You could straddle it and almost sit down to pee. Theoretically, you could do a #2 in them, but they were out in the open, so people might look at you funny.

I did lose my grandmother’s ring in there. I remember letting my hand fall to my side. The ring hit the ground with a clink. I tried looking for it and never found it. I asked my cousin to keep checking, but she never found it.

William on November 13, 2003 at 5:14 pm

The United Artists El Centro Theatre was located at 721 Main Street.