Orpheus Hall
Vernal, Utah
C. W. Showalter, and Andrew King opened the Orpheus Hall on Thanksgiving Day, 30 November 1911. The amusement hall had a spring dance floor, but was also used for roller skating, basketball, banquets, and movies. It was named after the Greek god of Mirth, “a famous musician who is reputed to have had power to entrance men, beasts, and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.” At 11:00 PM on New Years Eve, 1928, the hall was renamed Imperial Hall. In a ceremony on 20 April 1965, Governor Governor Calvin L. Rampton took a sledge hammer and delivered the first blow in the demolition of the hall as part of a community beautification campaign.
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Davis Drive-In Will Be Demolished
Deseret News, 18 November 1992, page B1
Article Summary:
The Davis Drive-In was demolished in November 1992 to make way for new
development on the 23-arce site. There was no specific plan for the
site, but developers wanted to clear the land to make it more
attractive to a potential buyer. "Last summer was the theater's finale
final season."
