The Crystal had a good location at 415 Malvern Avenue at the edge of the African American business district. Owned by African Americans M.H. Jodd and A.R. Aldrich, the bathhouse with rooms to rent above was managed by R.L. Torrence. In 1908 the lease was transferred to the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, under local management by Dr. Claude M. Wade and John T.T. Warren. The Crystal burned in the 1913 fire which destroyed 50 city blocks.
