The Paramount 448 A Srreet in Downtown Idaho Falls. Originally built in 1919 as a premier vaudeville house, it was renamed Paramount and converted to a movie house after being acquired by Paramount Pictures in 1929. The theater, which seats nearly 1,000 people, retains historic charm with original design elements, including swan motifs, and serves as a cultural anchor in downtown Idaho Falls. You went up a large red carpeted ramp to get to the balcony and the restrooms. Users with flashlights would help you find your seats.
Paramount Theater Sign Crossed the whole street Removed in 1973 when the downtown area was renovated. This picture is not a part of the Geo. Scott and sons collection but it is an important part of Idaho Falls history
Paramount Theater lobby 1960s When it was built the Paramount was billed as the largest theater in the Intermountain West, with an orchestra pit, eight dressing rooms, and 1,400 leather-upholstered mahogany seats. A modern ramp led to the balcony where 600 of the seats were located as well as four box seats. Paramount Theater concessions Bill and Coo showed at the Paramount March 28 - 30, 1948.
Stationary Bike Race sponsered by Quaker Oats held in the lobby of the Paramount theater The bicycles and the clothing suggest this was in the very late 1930s or early 1940s
Stationary Bike race view two This classic black-and-white photograph captures a clever marketing setup from the mid-20th century that cross-promotes Quaker Oats and Wards Hawthorne bicycles.
Stationary Bike Race newspaper article from the Idaho Falls Post Register
Paramount Theater KTEE Kids Day 1960s KTEE was a radio station who sponsored a Saturday morning Matinee for child. There was a bike rack out front spnsered by Old Faithful Bottleing Compnay. Kid's could ride their bike to the theater and park thr there. You could use a milk bottle cap for the ticket. It was a great day for the children of the community
Bike Rack sponsored by the Old Faithful bottling company in front of the Paramount Theater on A Street
Scenic Theater Broadway 1909 This picture is not a part of the Geo. Scott and sons collection but it is an important part of Idaho Falls history
Rex Theatre. The Rex 475 Park Avenue. It is now the Centre Theatre.
Gayety Theater The 1936 City Directory has the Gayety Theater at 352 A Street. The movie Northwest Passage was made in 1940
Scenic Theater Broadway 1910 Upper story was the People's Apartments
Sky View Drive In theater concession stand , South Yellowstone Highway
The original projection room, snack bar and rest rooms for the Sky Vu Drive-In Theater, South Yellowstone Highway. The door on the left was the men’s bathroom, the front door led to the snack bar. The women’s bathroom was on the other end. You had to go through the men”s bathroom to get to the projection room which was behind the second big window.
Main Theatre in Rigby, Idaho. Deanna Durbin's "Mad About Music" was showing locally in 1938 - 1939.
KID-TV Station and Studio on 17th Street. KID-TV debuted on December 20, 1953, in Idaho Falls, becoming the first television station in southeastern Idaho. The motto was KID with a Punch.
Ronald Reagan at KID-TV being interviewed with Bob Burtenshaw, at KID-TV studios in Idaho Falls Idaho April 28, 1968l In April 1968, Ronald Reagan, then the Governor of California, toured Colorado and Idaho as part of a two-day speechmaking tour, strengthening his "Reagan for President" campaign.
KUPI Radio Station plane & mobile units, ath the Idaho Falls airport, November 17, 1967. Mike Adams was mentioned in a note.
Pinecrest Golf Course Clubhouse 1965 In a survey by Life Magazine of public courses throughout the country, Pinecrest was selected as one of the three best public courses west of the Mississippi.
Pinecrest Golf Couse Pro ShopPPinecrest was built in 1936 was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project and is the oldest course in Idaho.
Pinecrest Golf Course Pro shop. The clubhouse at Pinecrest was completed in 1937. It was built in a classic park rustic style with stone pillars, log walls and wooden interior.
George Orullian was golf professional and director of Pinecrest Golf Course from 1936 to 1974. He and his wife Gertrude lived above the golf shop in an apartment.
Boozer Oil Golf tournament Collage J H Boozer Oil had a grand opening of a new Tire Center on June 25, 1967. As part of this celebration a golf tournament was held at Pinecrest Golf Course. Mr Boozer participated in this tournament.
Sport Cycle Sales, 1954 North Yellowstone Highway, November 24, 1970
Baseball clowning around. Baseball was a favorite sport in the towns around Idaho Falls in the 1920s,1930s and 1940s. Every town had a softball team. The uniforms and other clothing date this picture to about 1920.
Celebration on the steps of the courthouse. The man front and center looks like Mayor/Governor Chase Clark, of Idaho Falls, Date unknown
Horse riding stunts at Tautphaus Park. Image from the 1928 Idaho Falls, Idaho July 4th Celebration movie.
Wagon and six horse team. Unknown
Horses and a wagon Unknown maybe from the 1960's
Horse and buggy, corner of A Street and Capital Avenue 1950s
KOA Campground, August 17, 1970. 1440 Lindsey Boulevard, Off the exit ramp of Highway 20 and Lindsey.
KOA Campground, August 17, 1970. 1440 Lindsey BoulevardAccomodating, campers, trailers, and tents, features a store, curio shop and laundramot plus basic hygiene facilities
Inland Yacht Sales, Idaho Falls, Idaho, September 5, 1973, 675 Northgate Mile. The building was built to accommodate the tall spars on the Yachet on display
Pine Basin Ski Lodge, Wes Deist help run the ski school with Dan Kelly, who lived in the lodge with his family, Meryl Jacobsen who kept the Lifts spinning, Jim Brady who sponsored the program with the KIFI tv station, Joe Poitevin, Andy Anderson and countless volunteers .They taught hundreds of kids to ski for $28.00 which gave you 6 ski lessons every Saturday, transportation on a greyhound bus to and from and the town. 3 rope tows and one Poma lift.
Kelly Canyon Resort was founded in 1957 by E. Bud Johnson in the Targhee National Forest, Kelly Canyon Resort. It has long served eastern Idaho as a family-friendly, local ski destination near Idaho Falls A lodge, groomed trails and ski lifts make user friendly resort. These pictures are dated March 12, 1970
A lodge at Kelly Canyon provided a place to get inside and get warm, a place to get food and warm drinks.March 12, 1970
Kelly Canyon Ski slope and trails March 12 1970 Almost 700 acres of winter fun
Idaho Falls Ice Hockey Teams, January 8, 1971.
Monte's Bombardier, 609 West Broadway, Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 23, 1969 Selling all kinds of snow vehicles
Monte's Bombardier, 609 West Broadway, Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 23, 1969
Bombardier West Warehouse, Idaho Falls, Idaho,3600 Bombadier Avenue South of Sunnyside and West of South Yellowstone Highway October 22, 1971.
Bombardier West truck, Idaho Falls, Idaho, May 27, 1971 taken on the east side of the Snake River facing west. The moel in the background is the Driftwood.
Pinecrest Sports 2330 North Yellowstone Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 22, 1971.Interior Views
Pinecrest Sports 2330 North Yellowstone Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 22, 1971
Bowl-Ero, Bowling Alley,670 lst Street February 17, 1967 .This was part of the First Street Shopping Center along with Buttery Grocery Store and the Idaho Department Store. Students walked there from IFHS for PE in the early 60’s.
Bowl-Ero, 670 1st Street, Idaho Falls, Idaho, August 24, 1968. The manthe left is Cliff Kirkendall. The owner of the Bowl-Ero.
Russet Lanes bowling alley utah power league 1960 Located in Shelley at the north end of town. The Russett Lanes bowling alley had a team named the Russet Lanes which competed in the Idaho Falls Utah Power league
Russet Lanes bowling alley 1960 Snack bar in Shelley
The Idaho Falls Symphony Orchestra
Idaho Falls Symphony Orchestra, May 14, 1974.
The Fallsmen, Idaho Falls, Idaho, August 27, 1975.
Betty Anderson's Dance School tap recital studio was located at 672 S Lee Avenue later she moved to 312 North Ridge Betty Anderson Teacher Tap School Probably in the late 1950s or early 1950s
Wandamere dance hall, built in 1929 on South Yellowstone Highway. The Wandamere, had a luxurious 20-foot ceiling
The Big Band era, or Swing Era, spanned from the early 1930s to the late 1940s, with its peak popularity generally considered to be between 1935 and 1945
Wandamere Dance Pavillion Stage featuring he Jazzonians George Hansen’s band. Mid 1940s
Wandamere Dance Pavillion Newspaper article telling about the collapseof the roof The Idaho Falls Post Register 1951
Topper Club Interior View The Topper Club opened in 1945 and was located on the South Yellowstone Highway near Wandamere.
Hawaiian Night Club, 201 First St, Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 27, 1970 This was the second place that it was at. The first place was on the corner of 2nd and Holmes navy guys went to drink. Back when there was a nuke school at the AEC
Bonneville Hotel Lounge 1961 410 C Street
Y. M. C. A. building, 532 Elm Street Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 15, 1969
The opening of the Y. M. C. A. 532 Elm Street Idaho Falls, Idaho. January 14, 1954
Y.M.C.A. Ladies exercise class, Idaho Falls, Idaho, October 18, 1967
World renown fitness guru Jack LaLane visited the Idaho Falls Y M C A and Clair E Gale Jr High School on Feb 11 ,1968. Newspaper areticle is from the Rost Register February 11, 1968 Page 6
Jack LaLanne at the Idaho Falls Y M C A
Y M C A basement had a fully decked soda fountain. Whne they closed it they turned off the lights and walked away. It sat that way for many years.
Y M C A Soda Fountain with Soda Jerks The tile “soda jerk” was inspired by the "jerking" action the server would implement to drive the fountain handle back and forth when adding soda ro a drink.
Parade 1936 These cars all date to about 1936 The banner on the lead car reads "BIG WATER CARNIVAL DANCE." : It notes that admission is "FREE TO THE PUBLIC" the sign on the second car mentions "RIVERSIDE GARDENS," For the War Bonnet Parade of 1948 the route went from the south end of Idaho Ave, across G street to Shoup, south down Shoup to Broadway, west on Broadway to Park, north on Park to E Street, west on E Street to Memorial Drive, south on Memorial Drive to disband near the Broadway Bridge. Parades since the 1960's started near Idaho Falls High School, west on 4th Street, south on Boulevard to Tautphaus Park. The building in the back is likely the Apartment building at 1398 Idaho Avenue
Parade floats 1936 picture on left is Beckers Pioneer Beer, top picture on the rught is the Post Register Float, the bottom picture is the Bonneville Post American Legion Auxillary Float
Waiting for the parade dated about 1936. Location is unknown but may be on Idaho Avenue which was an early parade route
War Bonnet Parade August 10 1949 corner of Shoup and D Street. Upper left is one of the marching bands, upper is Dad Clay's Garage float. Lower left is Crocket Brother's Gas Station float, lower right is the Eagles float
War Bonnet Parade 1949 Upper left corner of Shoup and D Street Horse Drawn Chariot
Chariot racing was a big sport in the 1940s and 1950s. Upper Right is Native American Float, Lower left is the Bonneville County Sheriffs Posse, Lower right is the W P Fuller float
War Bonnet Parade August 9 1950 This is on the south west corner of Park and Broadway.
Salvation Army Marching Band 400 Block of Broadway, looking at north side. Taken at different dates.
Rigby High School parade & floats, Rigby, Idaho, September 22, 1967
Rigby High School parade & floats, Rigby, Idaho, September 22, 1967
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