Crest Theater in Monrovia

I have my doubts that this is the Crest Theater in Monrovia.  For one, the Crest theater wasn't this close to an intersection; it was in the middle of the block.  Two, there are no foothills in the back.  The Crest theater was on Foothill Boulevard, from which one could easily see the foothills even on the smoggiest days.  Plus, this picture is purportedly taken from the south side of Foothill Boulevard, and from that angle one would easily capture the San Gabriel Mountain range.  I used to get dropped off at the theater with friends or my brothers and pay .25 for a movie.  It was in this theater back in the mid-60's that I used to see some of the old war reels.  They must have referenced the Vietnam War, but could have been about military build-up in general.  Those were great days.  Here are a few comments by some who knew the theater first-hand as a youth.

If the theater in the picture above is not the Crest theater on Foothill Boulevard in Monrovia, then it is probably the Crest Theater in Sacramento, California, not Monrovia, California.