Crestwood Festival Center
The Crestwood Festival Center (formerly Eastwood Festival Centre) is a shopping center located on Crestwood Boulevard in Birmingham.
The shopping center was constructed in 1988 and opened with Home Depot and Festival 18 as anchor tenants. During construction, which involved cutting into Red Mountain, a landslide occurred, causing damage to several buildings at the adjacent Mountain Top Apartments.
On the evening of December 25, 2011 a large group of unsupervised youths disrupted theater operations, roamed around the theaters and shopping center in unruly packs, and looted the open candy shelves in the lobby. Operators closed the cinema and Birmingham Police dispersed the crowds. Similar gatherings reportedly have occurred near multiplexes in Trussville and Vestavia Hills.
In early 2012 the shopping center was sold to Skyline International Development Inc. and Mark Gold. The company announced plans for a multi-million renovation, including space for a Birmingham Police Department substation.
References
- Bryant, Joseph D. (June 17, 2010) "Closed cinema in Birmingham's Crestwood neighborhood to reopen." Birmingham News
- Hansen, Jeff (December 27, 2011) "Rowdy Christmas Day crowd forces early closing of east Birmingham's Edge 12 Movie Theater." Birmingham News
- "Eastwood Festival Center sold to Canadian investors." (April 27, 2012) Birmingham News