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Crest Theatre Exhibition


Crest Theatre Exhibition December 4th, 2015 to October 27, 2016

Crest Theatre Exhibition Now open
Opens First Friday, December 4th, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The Crest Theatre, once located at 4275 Atlantic Avenue in Bixby Knolls, opened with great fanfare nearly seven decades ago. It was demolished in 1978. View photographs taken by Hubert McClain at the theatre’s opening on January 23, 1947.

On exhibit at the HSLB Gallery, this display runs through October 27, 2016.

Crest Theatre HSLB
Article on the opening of the Crest Theatre from Boxoffice Magazine – February 1, 1947:

Toggle between then & now images of the Crest location from WhatWasThere.com:

Available for Purchase

CREST THEATRE OPENING Vintage Photograph

CREST THEATRE OPENING Postcard

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