This change in emphasis has largely been facilitated by the website Cinema Treasures, which lists pretty much every theater that has ever existed (as far as I know) across the country, and whether it is currently open, closed, or demolished. You can also sort by state, so I went through the entire Utah list, taking note of the theaters that would be a good fit in for my series.
As we were planning a quick trip up to Logan to visit my parents this weekend, I consulted my list and found theaters in Garland and Smithfield that we could find without going too far out of the way. I had already photographed the theater in Brigham City last fall, so I'm including those shots here as well.
Capitol Theatre #1 // Brigham City // 10.23.09
Capitol Theatre #2 // Brigham City // 10.23.09
Main Theatre #1 // Garland // 4.16.10
Main Theatre #2 // Garland // 4.16.10
Main Theatre #1 // Smithfield // 4.17.10
Main Theatre #2 // Smithfield // 4.17.10I have been pondering what I should ultimately do with these photos. I have thought about putting together a separate website/blog for them—perhaps people could order prints if they so desired. It would also be really cool to develop a nice coffee table book with a historic profile of each theater. Unfortunately I have no idea how I would fund something like that, or how to go about getting it published. Does anyone have a wealthy uncle who loves old movie theaters?
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Is the one in Smithfield closed? It seems like I remember going to dollar movies there when I was at USU..
According to Cinema Treasures, the Smithfield theater closed in 2004. But the marquee seems to indicate they are showing Cash 4 Gold commercials. "I had no idea my gold jewelry was worth so much money."
What about the Utah Theater in Logan? (where I also went to dollar movies..)
I never actually saw any movies at the Smithfield theater when I was up at USU, but I did go to the Utah Theater a number of times. From what I understand, it was screening classic movies for a while, then it closed for renovations a few years ago. Mom was speculating the project had stalled due to the poor economy, because it has yet to reopen. I am planning to photograph it at some point.
Cam and I's first date was at main theater #1. It was some kind of dumb concert but the relationship worked out all right.
I love this series. For whatever reason, it is so interesting to me. Your photos are great too.
Ive wanted to do the same for my pics I took in nyc. I recently made a book on shutterfly of them. My cousin told me to set up a store on Etsy to sell prints.. perhaps thats somewhere you could start?
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