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1785 West 4120 South
Taylorsville, Utah
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When Warren Mott and his sons opened the Twin Cinema on 23 November 1973, it was the largest theater complex between Denver and Salt Lake City.  The lobby featured a huge crystal chandelier with 54 lights suspended over a round concession and ticket counter.  The 500 and 300-seat auditoriums were equipped with carpeting, drapes, “stadium type upholstered seats,” stereophonic speakers, and 21 by 40 feet Cinemascope screens.  The adjoining El Diamante reception center was converted to a third auditorium after Kent Limb purchased the theater in 1982.

 
 
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The former Carriage Square Trolley Theater
Photo by Grant Smith, 16 March 2002
 

Carriage Square Trolley
(Carriage Square Cinemas)
 
1785 West 4120 South
Taylorsville, Utah
 
Status:
Closed 
Auditoriums:
Total Seats:
640 
Open:
25 May 1979  
Closed:
August 1988  
 
The Carriage Square Trolley theater was located at 1785 West 4120 South and had two screens.  The theater was built by Trolley Theaters, but later managed by Plitt and Cineplex Odeon.  Cineplex Odeon closed the theater in January 1988 because the theater couldn't compete showing first-run movies.  They reopened the theater in July 1988 as a dollar theater and renamed it Carriage Square Cinemas.  The theater was later closed and converted into a gym.