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Bountiful Motor View Theatre
2699 South Main Street
Bountiful, Utah
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Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Pioneer Memorial Theatre was built as “the modern counterpart of the old Salt Lake Theater,” a tribute to “the thousands who sat enthralled within its walls” and to the “traditions of our Pioneer theatrical heritage.” Although only parts of the exterior bear any resemblance, Pioneer Memorial was to be “pleasantly reminiscent of the Salt Lake Theater in architectural design.” Construction on both building began on the 1st of July, the original in 1861 and the latter in 1960.
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Image courtesy of the US Geological Survey
Date: 1 July 1975
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Bountiful Motor View Theatre
2699 South Main Street
Bountiful, Utah
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Status: |
Demolished |
Total
Cars:
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650 |
Open: |
Before 1950
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Closed: |
1977
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The Bountiful Motor View Theatre was owned by J. N. Bills and had a capacity of 650 cars. The screen of the theater was on the west side of the drive-in and had exposed iron I-beam girders on its backside. In front of the screen was a sandbox where children could play. Sound was provided by heavy cast iron speakers which hung in the cars' windows. The drive-in rented portable heaters for use when it was cold. The fence arround the property was made of corrugated tin. Next to the drive-in, behind the screen, was a car dealership. On the other side of the drive-in was a church. After the theater was demolished, a strip mall was built on the site.1
The Bountiful Drive-In opened before 1950 and closed after 1977. The address for the theater was 6525 South US Highway 91 until 1968, when it changed to 2699 South Main Street.2
1. "Bountiful Motor View Drive-In", drive-ins.com, February 2006
2. Salt Lake City Classified Business Directory, 1954-1955 through July 1973
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