The Electric Theatre
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kJfishman
N 37° 06.515 W 113° 34.927
12S E 270559 N 4110038
Historical Theater in St. George UT
Waymark Code: WM9Q19
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2010
Views: 11
Historical Theater in St. George UT
"LOCATION
68 E. Tabernacle Street
St. George, UT 84770
(435)688-7469
HISTORY
The Electric Theatre was built in 1911. Builders include Charlie Whipple, Johnnie Pymm, and Sherman Hardy. The walls of the 220-seat theater are adobe and are nearly three feet thick. It was the first air-conditioned building in St. George.
R. M. Reber purchased the Electric Theatre in 1930 for $10,000. He remodeled it. A contest offered five dollars to the person who could come up with the best name for the theater after which it was renamed the Gaiety Theatre.
The Electric Theatre was totally renovated in 1991 by R. M. Reber. The name Electric Theatre was restored.
The Electric Theater stopped showing movies after 1999.
In April 2003, the Flowers family roepened the Electric for music, bands, and live entertainment. 143 seats are available to the public on the main floor of the auditorium. The balcony is reserved for bands and their guests and includes 50 seats, couches, tables, and a buffet table." source web site listed below
Year Theater Opened: 1911
Number of Screen(s): 1
Web site: [Web Link]
Ticket Price (local currency): Not Listed
Matinee Price (local currency): Not Listed
Concessions Available: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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Please try to include yourself or gps in the picture.
Tell of your experience at the theater, if it is still a theater. If it is no longer a theater tell of an experience from the past at the theater, if this can be done.