It would be such a loss to Utah if we lose this amazing theatre to new construction! I worked at the Utah 1 & 2 Theatre’s as it was known in the late 70’s and I still remember patrons coming to the theatre for the first time and the awe! you would never know it looking in from main street. The long corridor which seemed to go on forever was covered in red carpet, I was told in the late 80’s they ripped it out revealing the beautiful marble that had been covered for decades. The theatre had a beautiful massive chandelier in the lobby and the ladies room had a large turn of the century fortune and weight machine, so cool! the theatre also had some very old vending machines hidden in various places and not in operation for a very long time I remember and they were still filled with the original novelty items. The basement where we had to change the coke tanks still had the dressing rooms from when it was live in the 20’s, we would stumble over tons and tons of one sheets getting to them, they were discarded down there after the movie was gone, wish I had all those right now! the managers office had some really neat one sheets too such as Gone With The Wind. I have very fond memories of the theatre as many others do too I’m sure, wish I could buy it! I hope somehow the Utah Historical Society can preserve this theatre as such, it would be a shame to see it go, it needs to reopen!jbd.
It would be such a loss to Utah if we lose this amazing theatre to new construction! I worked at the Utah 1 & 2 Theatre’s as it was known in the late 70’s and I still remember patrons coming to the theatre for the first time and the awe! you would never know it looking in from main street. The long corridor which seemed to go on forever was covered in red carpet, I was told in the late 80’s they ripped it out revealing the beautiful marble that had been covered for decades. The theatre had a beautiful massive chandelier in the lobby and the ladies room had a large turn of the century fortune and weight machine, so cool! the theatre also had some very old vending machines hidden in various places and not in operation for a very long time I remember and they were still filled with the original novelty items. The basement where we had to change the coke tanks still had the dressing rooms from when it was live in the 20’s, we would stumble over tons and tons of one sheets getting to them, they were discarded down there after the movie was gone, wish I had all those right now! the managers office had some really neat one sheets too such as Gone With The Wind. I have very fond memories of the theatre as many others do too I’m sure, wish I could buy it! I hope somehow the Utah Historical Society can preserve this theatre as such, it would be a shame to see it go, it needs to reopen!jbd.