The Colonial Theatre was built by the Auerbach brothers in 1908 at a cost of $150,000 to show plays by traveling companies with the Northwestern Theatrical Association. The interior was decorated with ivory and gold, with green sidewalls, carpets and draperies. It had a seating capacity of 1936, with box seats and two balconies. It showed movies as the Victory Theatre. About 1942 it was destroyed by fire.
In 1956 Swede and Mildred Hansen re-opened what is now
known as the Utah Theatre. "To this day the Utah Theatre
remains a large part of Mildred's and her family's life."
