Avalon Theater
3605 S. State Street,
Salt Lake City,
UT
84115
3605 S. State Street,
Salt Lake City,
UT
84115
No one has favorited this theater yet
Originally named the Apollo Theater and opened in 1947. It was later renamed Avalon Theater and mainly showed second-run or classic films, with a hypnotist show on Saturday nights.
Now mainly used for concerts.
Contributed by
Grant Smith
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater
Recent comments (view all 28 comments)
This is another photo of the Avalon.
No it shouldn’t be concerts. This was back from around 1994' – 2000 before it got turned into a “concert” hall.
What is the current function of this theater? Movies are no longer shown here, correct?
Not sure… just google the avalon theater salt lake city to find out. I’m sure movies are not there. Last time I was in SLC it was just for concerts, all the chairs gone~~
Here is a larger photo as the Apollo Theatre, the Utah History site also mentions that it was owned by the Loew’s Corporation.
View link
The photograph is from Feb. 24, 1947.
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dbwnnn
The Avalon is still in operation, if you click on their web site there is a full schedule for April and May. If you have questions about any Utah theatre you can email Grant Smith, he is a great Utah Theatre Historian.
Another 1983 photo of teh Avalon Theatre.
View link
1983 night photo of the Avalon Theatre.
View link
Another 1983 night photo of the Avalon Theatre.
View link
Art Proctor, longtime owner of the Avalon, died on September 15, 2009. Obituary here.
As of March 2012 the Avalon Theatre has become the new home of Salt Lake City’s nomadic Salt Lake Children’s Theatre and School of Arts. The theater company has been operating in Salt Lake City for nearly 30-plus years, bouncing around to several venues, including the historic, downtown Utah Theatre (now being considered as a showcase & site for the Utah Film Center). The Avalon has undergone complete renovation to make it work for the children’s theater company — new roof, upgraded electricity and a new “thrust” style stage.
The newly renovated space will have seating for 200 or so patrons, arranged so that even small children will be able to see the stage. The theater company’s web site is www.tctheatre.org. For details on the move, see Rosemary Howard’s story that was published on March 12 in the Deseret Newsw (www.deseretnews.com).