Peery's Egyptian Theater history

1924

After fire ravaged the Arlington Hotel on Ogdens main boulevard in 1923, Harman W. and Louis H. Peery, sons of deceased pioneer businessman David H. Peery, set about to replace the rubble with a movie palace that would become The Showplace of the West.

1984

Circumstances changed dramatically in the early 1980s. Operated by a small, local chain by then, and reduced to a second-run dollar movie venue, the Egyptian was ordered closed by county authorities late in 1984 for health code violations. The Egyptian closed in late December of 1984, surrounded by empty buildings. What was once Ogdens main retail block was not mostly vacated as retail acvitity moved to the new Ogden City Mall.

1997

The group of concerned citizens who saved the Egyptian from the wrecking ball and then gathered community support for the restoration of the grand old theatre became the Egyptian Theatre Foundation. The restoration was completed in 1997 and it included Weber County's addition of the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, adjoining the theatre to encourage business growth in the downtown area.

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