Hey I thank you others for the historic stuff on this one and the Ambassador . They closed way before I was born but in this picture it has the Ben Franklin store 5 + dime and that was still there in the 60’s . Across the street in the 60’s was a super market . I recently heard that whole building was to be torn down for another Super Market . I did see the picture Brooklyn Jim said , its taken from Gwynn Oak ave with a trolley and you could see this theater in it
My and I spend many hours watching films at this theater in the 60’s . From West side Story to The Nutty Professor to to the Wild Angels and John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder and so many more . I can still remember the concession counter and as you walked to your seats the “ Restroom ” sign was lit in neon purple and the door leading to the balcony. Unlike the photograph they show here , they have those purple lights on the walls next to the screen and made a bit spooky for a kid under 10 .And on rainy days they still used the same long tent , so you be dropped off at the curb and not get wet to the ticket booth and it was the same one from the 30’s . I passed by there during the 80’s and saw it was a beauty shop . I never known till I saw a picture years ago with a theater across the street was called in the 60’s Penn Fruit grocery store. The hangout for teens was Reads down at the end of the block Since I spent my childhood going to the Ambassador and Crest with my family and friends . Even as a kid , the outside of the Theater always seemed special and am glad its a Landmark , since I had never seen another Theater in Baltimore built like that ever .
The Crest wasn’t the best in the area but I liked it . One thing no one commented on was that Muriel on the back wall where the projector window was . It had Disney characters painted on it with Mickey , Goofy and others . At this theater I saw my first …. James Bond Film Thunderball at 8 years old , the Crest was the only theater in the area that shown 007 films . strange huh ?
My family enjoyed coming to this awesome theater . Too bad theres not no pictures of the inside , the lobby , the grand walls in purple lighting . the baloney . I seen West Side Story to Sons of Katie Elder , Bonnie and Clyde many more . My older siblings hung out at Reads .
Hey I thank you others for the historic stuff on this one and the Ambassador . They closed way before I was born but in this picture it has the Ben Franklin store 5 + dime and that was still there in the 60’s . Across the street in the 60’s was a super market . I recently heard that whole building was to be torn down for another Super Market . I did see the picture Brooklyn Jim said , its taken from Gwynn Oak ave with a trolley and you could see this theater in it
My and I spend many hours watching films at this theater in the 60’s . From West side Story to The Nutty Professor to to the Wild Angels and John Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder and so many more . I can still remember the concession counter and as you walked to your seats the “ Restroom ” sign was lit in neon purple and the door leading to the balcony. Unlike the photograph they show here , they have those purple lights on the walls next to the screen and made a bit spooky for a kid under 10 .And on rainy days they still used the same long tent , so you be dropped off at the curb and not get wet to the ticket booth and it was the same one from the 30’s . I passed by there during the 80’s and saw it was a beauty shop . I never known till I saw a picture years ago with a theater across the street was called in the 60’s Penn Fruit grocery store. The hangout for teens was Reads down at the end of the block Since I spent my childhood going to the Ambassador and Crest with my family and friends . Even as a kid , the outside of the Theater always seemed special and am glad its a Landmark , since I had never seen another Theater in Baltimore built like that ever .
The Crest wasn’t the best in the area but I liked it . One thing no one commented on was that Muriel on the back wall where the projector window was . It had Disney characters painted on it with Mickey , Goofy and others . At this theater I saw my first …. James Bond Film Thunderball at 8 years old , the Crest was the only theater in the area that shown 007 films . strange huh ?
My family enjoyed coming to this awesome theater . Too bad theres not no pictures of the inside , the lobby , the grand walls in purple lighting . the baloney . I seen West Side Story to Sons of Katie Elder , Bonnie and Clyde many more . My older siblings hung out at Reads .