The Casino Star
Last weekend I went to Gunnison, Utah to record a story on the Casino Star Theatre. The Casino Star has been part of the Gunnison community for over 100 years and recently underwent a renovation. Lori Nay and Diana Spencer, founding directors of the theatre, gave us a tour of the theater, its basement and the original upstairs apartment used by some of the early theatre owners.
The story will be used in a documentary I am producing on old movie palaces for PBS station KUED.
Here are a few video clips from the tour and some photos of the Casino Star.
The Casino Star as it appeared in the early 1900’s. Image courtesy Utah State Historical Society.
Prior to the recent renovation work, the facade of Casino Star was falling apart as seen in this 1989 photograph. Image courtesy Casino Star Theatre.