My 6th Grade teacher at Peninsula School, Jim Svoboda owned the Crest Theatre (as well as the St. John’s and the Lombard) back in the late 50’s and early 60’s. He would give out free passes for good grades and behavior in his classroom. You could see two or three features on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon at the Crest. It was a very popular neighborhood theatre right up to the time it closed. I believe it closed with the onset of the Multi-plex theatres.
I worked at the Fox Theatre during my teen years and my friends worked at the Music Box Theatre next door and the Orpheum down the street. What wonderful memories we share of those years “on Broadway”. The Fox was a beautiful Theatre and I was saddened to hear it was demolished. When I worked there in the 60’s, it was owned by National General Corporation who owned a number of West Coast Theatres. They sold out to Tom Moyer sometime in the 70’s as I recall. I appreciate the links to the old photos on this site so I may add them to my scrapbook pages. I have visited the new Fox Towers cinemas and couldn’t help but feel an emptiness in my heart for the history forever gone.
I am with the Miss Grays Harbor/Miss Pacific Coast Scholarship Program. We recently held our annual pageant at the 7th Street Theatre and not only did we sell out every seat but we turned people away at the door. It was wonderful to see the theatre full again. We were pleased with the updated dressing rooms, the sound and lights and the overall attitude of the board members. I know they are working diligently to find grants for new stage rigging and updated seats and carpet are in the works as well. Rome was not built in a day and all good things take time.
My 6th Grade teacher at Peninsula School, Jim Svoboda owned the Crest Theatre (as well as the St. John’s and the Lombard) back in the late 50’s and early 60’s. He would give out free passes for good grades and behavior in his classroom. You could see two or three features on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon at the Crest. It was a very popular neighborhood theatre right up to the time it closed. I believe it closed with the onset of the Multi-plex theatres.
I worked at the Fox Theatre during my teen years and my friends worked at the Music Box Theatre next door and the Orpheum down the street. What wonderful memories we share of those years “on Broadway”. The Fox was a beautiful Theatre and I was saddened to hear it was demolished. When I worked there in the 60’s, it was owned by National General Corporation who owned a number of West Coast Theatres. They sold out to Tom Moyer sometime in the 70’s as I recall. I appreciate the links to the old photos on this site so I may add them to my scrapbook pages. I have visited the new Fox Towers cinemas and couldn’t help but feel an emptiness in my heart for the history forever gone.
I am with the Miss Grays Harbor/Miss Pacific Coast Scholarship Program. We recently held our annual pageant at the 7th Street Theatre and not only did we sell out every seat but we turned people away at the door. It was wonderful to see the theatre full again. We were pleased with the updated dressing rooms, the sound and lights and the overall attitude of the board members. I know they are working diligently to find grants for new stage rigging and updated seats and carpet are in the works as well. Rome was not built in a day and all good things take time.