Kingsbury Hall
Salt Lake City, Utah
The University of Utah dedicated its first auditorium, Kingsbury Hall, on 22 May 1930. The $275,000 assembly hall was funded by the State of Utah and named in honor of Joseph T. Kingsbury, who served as President of the University from 1897 until 1926. Kingsbury Hall is one of nine buildings in the University Circle historic district, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The auditorium was built with a projection booth and an organ loft, to accommodate silent films.
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25 Years Ago Today
Salt Lake Telegram, 20 June 1952, page 10
From the Telegram of June 20, 1927
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Construction of the Tower Theater, designed to seat 500 persons, near the intersection of 9th South and 9th East, was about to begin. Earl D. Smith, manager, National Theater Supply Co., planned to invest $25,000 in the show house.
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