Hours change seasonally. See The Guide for details. This site, now on the National Register of Historic Places, was built by Emery and Ellsworth Kolb as a photography studio in 1904 and later expanded to accommodate a soda fountain and the showing of Saturday-night Hollywood movies. The Kolbs were the first to film a Grand Canyon river run, and Emery continued showing films, photographing mule riders descending the Bright Angel Trail, and selling curios until his death in 1976. Perched at the head of the Bright Angel Trail, the studio now houses a bookstore and exhibit hall.
Hours change seasonally.
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