Oracle Theatre
Ogden, Utah
Following the success of the New Electric Theatre, Charles Ziemer, H. A. Sims, and Albert Scowcroft opened Oracle Theatre on Washington Avenue. Stanley B. Steck acquired the Oracle in April 1917 and changed the name to Cozy Theatre. Harmon Peery of the Ogden Theatre Company took over management when Steck sold the business in 1923. A few days later, A. M. Miller purchased the building and announced plans to replace the theater with a modern store once the lease expired. Two years later, theater was “made vacant” and a remodeling permit was issued.
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Utah Business In brief
Salt Lake Tribune, 21 November 2003
Article Summary:
"Watching Thursday as signs were erected on the
53-year-old Villa Theatre, neighbors thought a deal to save the movie
house finally had gone through. Not yet, says a spokeswoman for
property owner Harmons. The crew of The WB network's Everwood
television series is using it as a set. There is still no word on a
sale that could save the 1,000-seat theater, which closed in February."
