Capitol Theatre

50 West 200 South,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

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Capitol Theatre

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Located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, the Capitol Theatre opened on August 2, 1913.

Designed by Albert G. Lansburgh, who had graduated from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, the Capitol Theatre was orginally built as part of the Orpheum Theatre chain.

It utilized the most modern mechanical contrivances of its time, bringing advancements in safety and comfort through such features as fireproof and earthquake-resistant construction and air conditioning.

The building was remodeled in 1929 as a motion picture theater and operated successfully for decades. In 1976, the theater was purchased by Salt Lake County and restored closely to its original form.

Today, this historic landmark is the home of Ballet West, Utah opera, and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. The theater also hosts world class Broadway productions community arts education programs.

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Recent comments (view all 28 comments)

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 22, 2008 at 9:31 pm

Here is a nice recent photo of the Capitol Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on February 19, 2009 at 3:09 am

Two more photos are here.

spectrum
spectrum on May 26, 2009 at 2:43 pm

Here is what is probably the most official website – – The Capitol is park of the Salt Lake County Center for the Arts:

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 27, 2009 at 6:21 am

Here is a 1947 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/kvboon

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on July 27, 2009 at 7:04 am

Here’s an updated link to the one posted by spectrum on May26, 2009:
http://www.slccfa.org/venue_capitol.asp

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on July 27, 2009 at 9:04 am

What source is the 1947 photo from? Looks like it is from the Utah Historical Society photo collection.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 27, 2009 at 3:37 pm

Good luck getting an answer to that question Chuck. The only answer that I’ve ever received has been “The Sounds of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on February 11, 2010 at 10:58 pm

Nice looking theatre,too bad no one hardly has vertical signs anymore.The old one looked great.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 17, 2010 at 7:57 am

2006 photo of the Capitol marquee.
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JeffYates
JeffYates on August 23, 2012 at 5:14 am

It was also featured on “Paranormal Witness” on Syfy, though I don’t think the actual theater was used for the episode.

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