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8800 Gravois Rd
Affton MO 63123

	Record #19141
Opened: 1943 Closed: 1977 Demolished: 1977	Capacity: 782 seats Architect(s): Architectural Style(s): Quonset Hut National Register: Current Organ: none
Also Known As:
Previously operated by: Arthur Enterprises

Information for this tour was contributed by Chuck Van Bibber.

The Crest Theatre was located at 8800 Gravois. It was built and opened in 1943. The building was the quonset hut style. It was part of the St. Louis Amusement/Arthur Theatre chain. The Crest seated 782 on one level. It was closed and demolished on February 1977. A Fish and Chips restaurant was built on the site of the Crest.

The Rio Theatre in Monte Rio, Ca. is a mirror image of the Crest Theatre in Affton, Mo.

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Last featured 12/8/2003. Last edited 11/25/2009.


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