Crest Theatre, 205 E. Foothill Boulevard, Monrovia, CA 91016 Opened as the Lyric Theatre in 1925 and for many years was a district 2 Fox theater. From a 1978 news article: Three Monrovia properties Tuesday were deemed public nuisances and ordered demolished or rehabilitated by the Monrovia City Council. To be demolished are the Crest Theater building, 205 E. Foothill Blvd., and the dwellings at 428 E. Walnut Ave. and 421 E. Royal Oaks Drive. Constructed in the early 1920s, the Crest Theater building was ordered demolished because of numerous violations of the National Electric Code and the Uniform Building and Fire Code. Violations at the site were found in the form of illegally altered wiring, broken and missing electrical fixtures, graffiti on the outside of the building, combustible wastes strewn throughout the inside of the building and improperly supported fire hose water lines. The owner of the Foothill Boulevard property, S.M. Lazarus, asked the city to demolish the Crest Theater rather than allow it to be rehabilitated or repaired. At the Tuesday meeting, the council complied with Lazarus wishes and placed a $30,000 lien against the property to pay for demolition.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 03:46:55 +0000