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The original owners, standing next
to the planting box in the "foyer." Originally
the lobby was open into the waiting room below and there was no
concession stand.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Deseret News, 20 December 1949, A8 |
The concession stand took the place
of the planter box and a wall was added separating the lobby from
the waiting room below.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith.
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The east wall of the lobby originally
held a "montage" of Utah scenery, constructed of copper-colored
metals, artificial cedar leaves, wood, fabrics and plastics.
This photo shows part of this mural in 1959.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo courtesy of Paul Schultz
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Gov. and Mrs. George D. Clyde, left
with Elder Harold B. Lee and Mrs. Lee at the premiere of This
Is Cinerama in 1961. Behind them may be the "Utah
girl", the central figure in a mural once located in the lobby.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Deseret News, 22 July 1961, B1 |
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David K. Edwards and his daughter,
standing in front of the planting box in the upper lobby.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
December 1949 |
The north end of the lobby. The
french doors on the left lead to the auditorium. The door
in the center is a handicapped restroom. The door to the ticket
booth is next to the outside doors.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 15 October 2002 |
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A partial view of the sign
of the Villa Theatre through the front doors at
night.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 15 October 2002
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The entrance doors of the theater.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 15 October 2002 |
The lobby from the north end. The
concession stand is on the right and the entrance is out of the
photo on the left.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith. |
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