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The boiler room, located beneath the stage.  The inner room was most recently used to store letters for the theater's sign, but was originally used to store coal.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The stairs down to the boiler room.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Inside the boiler room.  On the west wall, next to the outside door are the signatures of many employees of the theater.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The top half of the signature wall.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The bottom half of the signature wall.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Below the signature of Bill Ross is the date 1956 - 1966.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The boiler, in the center of the room.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Looking towards the north wall of the boiler room.  The outside door is on the left, out of the picture.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Electrical boxes on the west wall of the boiler room.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

A leaking pipe that took the heating system down for a couple days.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Looking at the south wall of the boiler room.  The boiler is on the right.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Looking up at the east wall of the boiler room.  Employees say that this tunnel was walled off because wild animals kept getting into the theater.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The ceiling near the south-east corner of the boiler room.  These holes in the ceiling go up to the stage at the edge of the CinemaScope and TODD-AO screens.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The door into the storage room which was originally used for coal.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The north-east corner of the storage room.  Pipes from the boiler room enter a tunnel.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The south-west corner of the storage room.  A pipe exits through the coal chute opening.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Part of the wall between the storage room and boiler room was walled up.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Letters for the Villa's sign.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Part of the one of the Villa's original seats.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

Looking through the doorway back into the boiler room.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003

The stairs back up to the parking lot.
Villa Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
Photo by Grant Smith, 11 February 2003