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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Money's Worth
Wall Street Journal, 18 December 2003, page D2
Article Summary:
The Villa Theatre was included in the "Money's Worth" column by Valerie Patterson, published in the Wall Street Journal on 18 December 2003. The article spotlighted three movie theaters for sale and included a photo of the neon on the Villa's marquee and entrance on its closing night. The other two theaters were the Texas Theater in Hillsboro, Texas and the Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild, California.
