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Villa Theatre
Boiler Room
Stairs lead down to shadow, where a door with a missing panel stands open. - , Utah
The stairs down to the boiler room.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
From the bottom of the stairs, looking up. - , Utah
From the bottom of the stairs, looking up.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
On the left, the exterior door is open to the stairs.  On the brick on the right of the doorway are signatures of many of the theater employees. - , Utah
On the left, the exterior door is open to the stairs.  On the brick on the right of the doorway are signatures of many of the theater employees.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The top half of the signature wall. - , Utah
The top half of the signature wall.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The bottom half of the signature wall. - , Utah
The bottom half of the signature wall.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The signature of Bill Ross, with a data of '1956 - 1966.' - , Utah
The signature of Bill Ross, with a data of "1956 - 1966."
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The boiler sits in the center of the room. - , Utah
The boiler sits in the center of the room.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The boiler sits in the middle of the room. - , Utah
The boiler sits in the middle of the room.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
Looking towards the north wall of the boiler room.  The outside door is on the left, out of the picture. - , Utah
Looking towards the north wall of the boiler room.  The outside door is on the left, out of the picture.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
Electrical boxes on the west wall of the boiler room. - , Utah
Electrical boxes on the west wall of the boiler room.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
Water leaks from a horizontal pipe in the top left. - , Utah
A leaking pipe that took the heating system down for a couple days. Above it is the bottom of a round ventilation duct.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
A composite of three photos shows the leaking pipe with more to the sides and top, but with some black voids in the top corners. - , Utah
A composite of three photos shows the leaking pipe with more to the sides and top, but with some black voids in the top corners.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
Looking at the south wall of the boiler room.  The boiler is on the right. - , Utah
Looking at the south wall of the boiler room.  The boiler is on the right.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
Looking up at the east wall of the boiler room.  Employees say that this tunnel was walled off because wild animals kept getting into the theater. - , Utah
Looking up at the east wall of the boiler room.  Employees say that this tunnel was walled off because wild animals kept getting into the theater.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The ceiling near the south-east corner of the boiler room.  These holes in the ceiling go up to the stage at the edge of the CinemaScope and TODD-AO screens. - , Utah
The ceiling near the south-east corner of the boiler room.  These holes in the ceiling go up to the stage at the edge of the CinemaScope and TODD-AO screens.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The door into a storage room which was originally used for coal. - , Utah
The door into a storage room which was originally used for coal.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The north-east corner of the storage room.  Pipes from the boiler room enter a tunnel. - , Utah
The north-east corner of the storage room.  Pipes from the boiler room enter a tunnel.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The south-west corner of the storage room.  A pipe exits through the coal chute opening. - , Utah
The south-west corner of the storage room.  A pipe exits through the coal chute opening.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
Part of the wall between the storage room and boiler room was walled up. - , Utah
Part of the wall between the storage room and boiler room was walled up.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
More letters for the theater's sign are stored in the boiler storage room. - , Utah
More letters for the theater's sign are stored in the boiler storage room.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
The aisle plate from one of the original seats sits on the floor of the boiler storage room. - , Utah
The aisle plate from one of the original seats sits on the floor of the boiler storage room.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003
Looking through the storage doorway into the boiler room. - , Utah
Looking through the storage doorway into the boiler room.
Grant Smith
11 February 2003