The abandoned Saltair Pavillion
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diddleysquat-1 — 11 years ago(August 03, 2014 06:32 PM)
There's an awful lot of history there. If you ever do get a chance to get the two-disc special edition, you get a brief history of Saltair itself, the first and the second, and a lot of very interesting facts about the location at the time of the filming. That part is available nowhere else.
Not only that but the qualify of the original movie is amazing, with images as crisp and clean as if made in modern times. It's quite amazing what they did with it. -
diddleysquat-1 — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 02:25 PM)
I managed to hunt down a few pages online.
Try this link:
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/sanborn-jp2/id/800/rec/287
and this one:
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/sanborn-jp2/id/998/rec/288
and this
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/sanborn-jp2/id/1782/rec/289
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Rainey-Dawn — 10 years ago(April 23, 2015 11:13 PM)
Just wow! Thank for the background history on the place diddleysquat-1! The story behind all 3 are just as eerie as this film. I just finished watching the film and was wanting some background information on the Saltair when I noticed your thread. The story behind the Saltair makes the film "Carnival of Souls" more, well, realistic (in so-to-speak).
"I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." ~ The Invisible Man -
viewer-1230 — 10 years ago(October 24, 2015 09:08 AM)
Great write up and thanks for sharing. I always love abandoned places as I used to explore some in east Texas where I lived years ago. I would of loved to see the two earlier versions of the Saltair Pavilliona although I guess the third one is still around so far. ;)Cheers!
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eienvine — 9 years ago(October 02, 2016 08:36 PM)
Thank you for that fascinating history! I knew a little about Saltair, as my family goes back about five generations in Utah; I have a photo of my great-grandmother there, and I've heard stories about when it was the coolest place in town. I think there used to be a dedicated train line that went out there, since it's so far out of town. But I never really knew what led to its decline, so this was a fascinating read.
Have you ever seen The Giant Brine Shrimp? It's an old short stop-motion monster film, and I think it's meant to be a parody of monster films but it is as dull as spit. Still, it's interesting as one of the only other films to feature the Saltair. If you've any interest in seeing it, you can watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEQd17JjxxU&list=PL1126F751CEDD2B18&index=1. The Saltair first appears at about 1:20.
Unfortunately, the current Saltair is interesting only as the worst concert venue in Utahbadly managed, miles from anywhere, not nearly enough parking, and the whole place smells like the Great Salt Lake (not a compliment). But they get some pretty big names; I've seen the Lumineers and Mumford & Sons there. In case you were curious what the Saltair III is up to today.