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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Renovation of Hotel Utah to Begin Soon
Deseret News, 13 July 1990, page B3
Article Summary:
Christiansen Bros. Inc and Bodell Construction, a joint venture, were the low bidder at $41.8 million for the renovation of the Hotel Utah. A contract is expected to be signed within the next few days and work should begin within two weeks. Completion is expected by the end of 1992.
