The Crest Theater was the 2nd theater Vincent Raney designed for Raymond Syufy and was located in Vallejo, California. The Syufy Circuit would go on to become large chain called “Century” until being sold in 2006. The building was eventually turned into a triplex called the El Ray Cine 3. You can view more theaters designed by Raney here. Delineator was Tristan Smith and is in a nice walnut frame walnut with 8 ply mat.
Vincent G. Raney
Raney was born in 1905 in Loogootee, Indiana. He attended the University of Indiana, then received a degree in architectural engineering from the University of Illinois in 1929. He also attended the University of Arizona, in 1930.
Raney worked for H.G. Atherton in Anderson, Indiana; and for Frederick H. Reimers, Masten & Hurd, and William I. Garren in San Francisco, 1930-36. In 1937, Raney started his own company, under his own name. He specialized in building and design of multiplex theaters for Syufy Enterprises.
In 1939, he designed a house for the Golden Gate Exposition on Treasure Island. Notable for its high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and access to a garden from almost every room, it was named the Sunshine House. It was sold in a raffle, with tickets costing one dollar. The home was built to encourage home building and buying after years after the ten years of the Great Depression. The winners sold the house immediately, for $7,000. It sold for $845,000 in 2004.
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