Crest Theater - Sacramento, CA
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N 38° 34.747 W 121° 29.587
10S E 631256 N 4271148
The Crest Theater in Sacramento, CA.
Waymark Code: WMKGPY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2014
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"It originally opened in 1912 as the Empress Theatre, and at that time was used as a vaudeville palace. It later became the Hippodrome. On September 14, 1946 the Hippodrome's marquee suddenly fell to the pavement below, killing a bystander, Mrs. Jessie Shirley Potter, 41, of Alta, who was crushed beneath the marquee. Joseph Brady, 40, was struck a glancing blow and sustained a skull fracture, broken collarbone, permanent brain injury and loss of hearing in one ear. Damages of $176,334.50 were sought by Potter's family and by Brady in superior court.
Shortly after the tragedy, in 1949, the building was completely remodeled and revamped to its current form as the Crest Theatre." (
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