
The former site of the Colonial Theater, it was located at 2415 Washington Boulevard in Ogden, Utah
From Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District:
Large building companies were not the only ones to take part in the building action of the 1920s. Local citizens that previously had no real estate or building experience became involved, as was the case with Henry Skinner and his son-in-law Albert Erickson. At the time the two were involved in Ogden with entertainment and performing arts, Mr. Skinner was the manager of the popular Colonial Theater at 2465 Washington, and Mr. Erickson was a musician and music teacher. Their building endeavors started in 1923, when they collaborated with the Taylor Building Company and had a home built at 2710 Brinker Avenue. They owned the home and occupied it for a year and then sold it for a profit to Leo Peck. Then in 1926 the two contacted the Taylor Building Company again and had seven homes built in a small subdivision between 22nd and 23rd Streets, just below Harrison Boulevard. The area was called Rue Anne Court, named after Mr. Skinner and Mr. Erickson’s daughters. After selling the homes in Rue Anne Court, the Skinners and Ericksons moved to Hollywood, California.
