Brothers; Children; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Confetti; Dance floors; Dances; Dance teachers; Daughters; Demolition; Family; Fathers; Friends; Grand Opera House; Jukeboxes; Legacies; Log cabins; Missionaries; Moving, Household; Neighbors; Newspapers; New Year's Eve; Parents; Social life and customs; Stairs; Theaters--Utah; United States. President (1933-1945 : Roosevelt); University of Utah; World War II; Works Progress Administration (U.S.);Tooele Army Depot (Utah); Bothwell (Utah); Grantsville High School; Grantsville (Utah)
Description
Oral history interview by Patti Johnson with LaVell Brown. Topics include: Growing up in Bothwell, Moving to Grantsville when her father was employed at the Army Depot, Living in a log cabin temporarily, Liking President Roosevelt; Her father's employment with Works Progress, Attending dances at the Opera House, Visiting the Blue Bird Candy store to dance and listen to the jukebox, Her husband's missionary service when they had a young baby, Living with her parents again, Getting a job, Getting dirty from newspaper confetti at a New Year's Eve dance at the Opera House, and feeling bad when the Opera House was torn down because it had such a good dance floor.
Collection Number and Name
Mss B 1954 The Grand Opera House Oral History Collection, 2011-2012
Type
Image/MovingImage
Genre
oral histories (literary works)
Format
video/mp4
Extent
8:34
Language
eng
Rights
Source
Mss B 1954 The Grand Opera House Oral History Collection, 2011-2012
