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Desert Drive-In
1000 South 1500 East
Delta, Utah
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Cinemas 5
Vernal, Utah
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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Desert Drive-In Photos
The sign of the Desert Drive-In has five-line attraction
board with the word "Desert" above and a cactus
and a palm tree on either side.
Photo by Grant Smith, 28 May 2005 |
The east side of the Desert Drive-In sign.
Photo by Grant Smith, 28 May 2005 |
The former projection building of Desert Drive-In,
from the northeast. The screen was located off to the
left.
Photo by Grant Smith, 28 May 2005 |
The projection building of the Desert Drive-In,
from the southwest. The screen was located off to the
right.
Photo by Grant Smith, 28 May 2005 |
An aerial photo of the Desert Drive-In in Delta,
Utah in 1993. The theater's sign is in the upper right
corner of the photo. The screen tower, still standing when
this photo was taken, was removed by 2005.
Image courtesy of the US Geological Survey, 24 June
1993 |
The Desert Drive-In on a 1992 geological survey map. The
theater was located at the intersection of two dirt roads on the
outskirts of Delta, just north
of a sewage treatment plant.
Image courtesy of the US Geological Survey, 1 July
1992 |
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