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Gem Theatre
8945 West 2700 South
Magna, Utah
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Lester B. Funge announced plans in 1904 for the Grande Vaudeville Theatre, an 800-seat playhouse between the Reed Hotel and the St. Paul Lodging House. In 1906, a three-story building with a hall on the top floor occupied the site. On 20 November 1907, the 197-seat New Electric Theatre opened in a remodeled house in the same location. The Electric was the first theater operated by the Alhambra Theatre Company, which would grow to at least eight theaters in three states within seven years.
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Photographer: Grant Smith
Date: 24 July 2001
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Gem Theatre
(Gem Magna Theatre)
8945 West 2700 South
Magna, Utah
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Status: |
Closed |
Total
Seats:
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540 |
Open: |
Before 1930
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Closed: |
After 1986
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The Gem Theater opened before 1930.[1] It was listed in the Yellow Pages from 1960 to 1973, and from 1976 through at least 1986.[2]
In about 1978, Stephen Barker, a film historian, purchased and renovated the Gem and Empress theaters in Magna. He reopened the Gem on 15 March 1978, showing older films, children's matinees, and catering to clubs and special interest groups.[3]
1. Polk's Utah Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1930-1931
2. Salt Lake City Classified Business Directory, 1960 through 1973 and 1976 through at least 1986.
3. “Film historian brings new life to old Magna theatres”, Salt Lake Tribune, 14 May 1978, Page E11
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