Ritz Cinemas
West Valley City, Utah
Carmike Cinemas opened the Ritz Cinemas and Hollywood Connection Family Entertainment Center on 20 November 1998. The 165,000-square-foot complex was part of an “entertainment mecca” which included the Hale Centre Theatre and the West Valley City E Center (now the Maverick Center.) In addition to 15 movie screens, the Hollywood Connection included a carousel, roller coaster, bumper cars, miniature golf, skating, arcade, restaurant, ice cream parlor, and laser tag. Carmike's goal was to have enough entertainment under one roof so families wouldn't have to go around town.
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Ex-Hotel to be Renamed Joseph Smith Building
Deseret News, 15 May 1993, page B1
Article Summary:
The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced 14 May 1993 that the former Hotel Utah would be renamed the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. The First Presidency had originally selected the name The Utah Building, but changed it after the addition of a downtown high rise, One Utah Center.
