Crescent Cinemas

313 W. Madison Street,
Pontiac, IL 61764

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 16, 2022 at 8:09 am

The Crescent and Hal Opperman were mentioned multiple times in issues of Moving Picture World in May, 1921. Opperman is also mentioned in connection with Pontiac in the November 6, 1920 MPW, but at that time he was operating a house called the Strand Theatre.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 16, 2022 at 7:43 am

The Bond and Crescent Theatres, both owned by Hal Opperman, were mentioned in the July 14, 1923 issue of Moving Picture World. The 1926 FDY lists both houses, but each had only 500 seats, so the Crescent must have been expanded at some later time.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on April 21, 2010 at 6:16 pm

Interesting photo.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 14, 2009 at 4:39 am

Here is a December 1960 ad from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/kv4mfm

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 10, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Here is a March 1980 ad from the Pontiac Daily Leader:
http://tinyurl.com/qtahxe

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on September 20, 2008 at 4:41 pm

Here is a poster for the movie Holiday at the Crescent: