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Show > . I [ . ' I L - I.. - - L ' . - .8 1,: , I-!', , , -, ' - , - - - , ' : : : Avalon, Fillmore Rachel McKinnie, Sandy Winner Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City Ronald Pratt, Draper Winner 11, nearly every downtown in Utah had a theater. These buildings served as the entertainment heart of their communities. Since the first organized production held in the bowery on Temple Square in the 1850s, through the vaudeville period, to the beginning of the motion- picture era, to the early drive- in the-aters, Utahns have been coming together in theaters to enjoy the latest . - films and live performances. Theaters have a rich history in Utah. Only five years after their arrival in Salt Lake City, Mormon settlers constructed the Social Hall to serve as a theater for the fledgling community. By 1862, the simple adobe Social Hall had been eclipsed by the Salt Lake Theatre which could seat 1,500 people in its elegant interior. During- the early twen-tieth century, elaborately designed movie and performing arts theaters transported audiences to fanciful, faraway places with the Art Deco, Gothic, Egyptian, and Chinese motifs. The luxurious interiors of these theaters made attending a show a magical experience. With the invention of the " talhes," older vaudeville theaters lost ground to single screen movie theaters. In turn, single screen theaters have had a difficult time competing with multi- screen theaters. Most drive- in theaters have vanished despite our ongoing fascination with cars. Thus, many theaters that were once cherished staples of their communities have become endangered. Fortunately, in recent years, a number of these buildings have been rehabilitated so new generations will experience their magic. Our photo contest winners and honorable award recipients, select- I ed from more than 100 entries, capture the wonder of some of these remarkable buildings. Winners received custom dig- ital enlar- g ements of ~ hotoosf their choice from Borge B. Anderson and Associates. 30 UTAH PRESERVATION Circleville Theater, Circleville Steve Marshall, Panguitch Winner Avalon Poster ... Display Case, Salt Lake City Douglas Worthen, Bountiful Winner UTAH P R E S E R V A T I O N 31 Villa Theater, Salt Lake City Rosanne Bruegmann, Salt Lake City Winner Peery's Egyptian Theater Interior, Ogden Jim McClintic, West Valley City Winner 32 UTAH P R E S E R V A T I O N Sunset Drive- In Theater, Vernal Griffin Chure, Jensen Winner Old Esca[ ante Movie Theater, Escalante Harriet Priska, Escalante Honorable Award UTAH P R E S E R V A T I O N 33 Utah Theater Interior, Salt Lake City john Ballard, Salt Lake City Honorable Award Film Reel Rewinding Machine, Wayne Theater, Bicknell Kathleen Knight, Teasdale Honorable Award 34 UTAH P R F Z F R V A T I O N Utah Theater, Logan John Taylor, Tremonton Honorable Award Murray Theater, Murray Joshua Yost, Murray Honorable Award UTAH PRESERVATION 35 Egyptian Theater, Park City Trish Empey, Salt Lake City Honorable Award Empress Theater, Magna Jim McClintic, West Valley City Honorable Award 36 UTAH PRESERVATION .. , - 1 .* 8 . ,:,. " , ' 3 HEALTH dll WEXCTH , ; '"', . ,, ~-.,,- .. , ,.;. I.: 8 2 . - b . - ,. I ! - . , tf RATED COMPAMY FOR THE Lllsi FEATURH IN THE PRESlGI( HI. 8 PAR |
