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Inside the ticket booth on the last day the Villa Theatre was open.  The expanded ticket booth was built by Carmike Cinemas in 1996 and can comfortable sit two employees.  A 1961 photo of the original ticket booth shows that a second ticket window had been added, but the booth was small and really only designed for one person.  Next to the ticket booth was a small manager's office and a slot in the wall allowed items to be passed between the two rooms.  The expanded ticket booth was removed during the 2004 remodel.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 18 February 2003

Entrance doors and ticket booth of the Villa Theatre in 1961

Above the entrance of the Villa Theatre in 1961 were the words "Always Delightfully Cool".  The original glass doors of the theater were replaced after a motorcycle crashed through them in 1998.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo courtesy of Paul Schultz

Entrance doors and ticket booth of the Villa Theatre in 2003

In 1996 Carmike Cinemas removed the original ticket booth and built a new, larger ticket booth that extended underneath the canopy.  The new ticket booth covered the poster case nearest to the doors.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 14 January 2003

Original ticket booth of the Villa Theatre with a poster case on either side

The original ticket booth of the Villa Theatre.  Posters on either side of it say "Free Parking for 500 cars" and "Watch for opening date".
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society, all rights reserved, 9 December 1949

The Villa Theatre's ticket booth was removed in 2004

The expanded Carmike ticket booth was removed in September 2004 as part of the renovation to turn the Villa Theatre into a showroom for Adib's Rug Gallery.  The outline of the 1996 ticket booth can still be seen on the ceiling.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 25 September 2004

Boarded up opening where the Villa Theatre's ticket booth was

The outline of the Villa Theatre's original ticket booth can be seen here on the floor after the 1996 ticket booth was removed in 2004.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 25 September 2004

A temporary power connection on the boarded up ticket booth at the Villa Theatre

A temporary power connection on the boarded up doorway of the Villa Theatre's ticket booth.  The temporary connection was made after power poles were removed from of the north side of the building.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 26 October 2004