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Crest Theater

Photo from the Bob Meza collection.

1170 Broadway St
Fresno CA

	Record #12948
Opened: July 17, 1949 Closed: Yes (date unknown) Current Use: Demolished:	Capacity: Architect(s): Architectural Style(s): National Register: Current Organ: none
Also Known As:
Previously operated by: Fox West Coast Theatres, National General Theatres, Mann Theatres

Information for this tour was contributed by Dave Felthous.

The Crest was opened in June 1949 by Fox West Coast Theaters and showed the Betty Grable-Dan Dailey musical "My Blue Heaven" as its first feature. The Crest's pretty auditorium has/had oyster-colored cork walls adorned with intricate low-light fixtures resembling costume jewelry. The main illumination was from floodlights on the cream-colored waterfall curtain. CinemaScope at the Crest was 38 feet wide.

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March 2006 photos from the Bob Meza collection.

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April 2003 photos from the Adam Martin collection.

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2003 photos from the Daniel Fuentz collection.

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March 2001 photos from the Bob Meza collection.

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Last featured 8/18/2003. Last edited 11/25/2022.

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