Cinedome 70

1481 W. Riverdale Road,
Riverdale, UT 84405

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Jody
Jody on January 15, 2002 at 5:46 am

I drove by the theater recently and it is now for sale. I guess the cowboy bar dance club thing fell through (thank heavens!) I would really like to see it repaired and reopened as a movie theater. I have great memories of attending movies there, such Star Wars. I’m sure there are a lot of Riverdale-ites out there who feel the same way. We just need a rich one to purchase the property and get back to the movies!

grantwsmith
grantwsmith on September 4, 2001 at 7:26 pm

I don’t know the status of this theater, but here are some links to newspaper articles and city council minutes about the theater:

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The theater was still vacant when I drove past it on June 30th, but it will be some time before I drive past there again. (I live about 30 minutes south of it). There was a semi parked in front of it for some reason. I don’t think the theater was ever for sale, just for lease, but if it’s been vacant since February then the owners might be willing to sell.

This really is a great theater, but it was sadly neglected during nearly 20 years of management by Cineplex Odeon/Plitt. I went there last for X-Men and the picture was dim and the sound, although digital, was very underwhelming. I’m sure the sound system had the barest upgrade possible to get DTS into the theater.

I think the theater has about the most perfect layout in the auditorium. They have huge screens, 50 to 70 feet wide, with a deep curve. The Villa in Salt Lake is the only other theater in Utah with a deeply-curved screen. The projection booth is not so high that there is any really obvious distortion on the screen. It really deserves to be a first-run theater again, and not a private club.

BRAD
BRAD on September 3, 2001 at 9:19 pm

CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY INFO ON THIS PROPERTY?? FOR SALE??