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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Jordan Landing's popularity ties up traffic
Deseret News, 19 October 2003
Article Summary:
The success of the Jordan Landing shopping center has resulted in a substantial increase in traffic and has caused occasional traffic jams. West Jordan City is trying to move up planned road improvements in the area. Some companies have decided against moving to Jordan Landing because of inadequate east-west access.
