Kingsbury Hall
Salt Lake City, Utah
The University of Utah dedicated its first auditorium, Kingsbury Hall, on 22 May 1930. The $275,000 assembly hall was funded by the State of Utah and named in honor of Joseph T. Kingsbury, who served as President of the University from 1897 until 1926. Kingsbury Hall is one of nine buildings in the University Circle historic district, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The auditorium was built with a projection booth and an organ loft, to accommodate silent films.
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Family Center Cinemas Becomes 'Dollar Theater'
Deseret News, 15 April 1990, page E10
Article Summary:
The Cineplex Odeon Family Center Trolley, located at 1122 E. Fort Union Blvd., was converted to a "sub-run" or "dollar house" this week, with admission prices of $1 per person. The first discount features include "Look Who's Talking," "The Little Mermaid," "Men Don't Leave" and a double feature of "Steel Magnolias" and "The War of the Roses."
