Promised Valley Playhouse
132 S. State,
Salt Lake City,
UT
84111
132 S. State,
Salt Lake City,
UT
84111
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The auditorium was demolished.
It has not been demolished, correct?
Here is a recent photo.
There should be an aka name of Casino Theater. This is a 1920 photo of the Casino Theater.
This is a photo of the Wilkes Theater dated October 13, 1921.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Orpheum Theatre ** (added 1982 – Building – #82005104)
Also known as Promised Valley Playhouse
128 S. State, Salt Lake City
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Neuhausen,Carl M.
Architectural Style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Theater
I attended this theater often during one period of my life,as it was only two blocks from my apt.It was the first theater my first newborn child went to(he’s 35 now).SLC now has just 2 left out of many,and the jury is still out on one(UTAH).This is just so sad and wasn’t the way it should have been.“seismic upgrades"have been the excuse to destroy many bldgs in the West.
These photos from the Utah theaters site via Mr.Memory show what a tragic,stupid waste that the destruction of this beauty was.The justifications for this slaughter were boiled down to one word-greed for profit at the cost of the soul of the city these pratts claim to care so much about.It’s a good thing I don’t have to sustain Zion Securities functionaries as Prophets,seers and revelators at general conference next month.I’d have to become a baptist.`
There are many photos of the Promised Valley Playhouse at this website.
The books were cooked to justify destroying this place.It was soooo gorgeous.
During the 50’s when it was called the Lyric it seated 1160 people.