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Show Alvin Burton purchased the West Jordan and Melvin J. Carlson came in as in 1943 and held that manager position until 1960. Mr. Carlson built several homes in Midvale and was in the council from 1950 to 1958, where he was city responsible for replacing wooden light poles in the city with metal ones. He married Pearl "Sally" Edwards, their children were William and Shirlene. Lumber On the southwest Company the Booth was corner Rooming of Main and Smelter Street House above the Booth Mer chantile Store. The Booths were aggressive leaders in civic, business and social life. Several Booth families joined together to operate their enterprises. An apartment complex occupies the top floor today. The bottom floor houses Western Auto and Quality Books. Where the Post Office now stands, stood Midvale's Rooming House. It was operated by the Hotel and Morgan Family. Its operation was slightly different boarding houses. Much of its patronage was composed of traveling salesmen, known then as "Drummers." They who beat upon the minds and ap petites of local merchants to peddle their products. from other MIDVALE'S EARLY ROOMING-BOARDING HOUSES Midvale, while typical around industrial and of Around the corner from the Morgan Hotel, across from the present Midvale Second and Ninth Ward L.D.S. Chapel, stood the two-story frame Nelson early day towns built railroad centers, was unique in some Rooming house. Space here was limited, married couples staying for longer periods of time boarded here. primary roomers were smelter employees. The Nelson's son, Bill, was an excellent Midvale police of many ways. As the hub of South Central Salt Lake Valley, single men from many areas, domestic and foreign, gathered here for employment. These single men were these The of many races, creeds and colors. Added to married men who temporarily left their to seek employment from mining and ficer. were families This influx created North of the Rooming smelting. living quarters. Many early day citizens, seeing an opportunity to on the built capitalize situation, rooming-boarding houses. A series of them were built or rebuilt during a short in the Central Midvaletownsite. relatively period The Bingham Smelting Company Boarding House was built by the original smelting company in Midvale. Part of the smelter can a need for still be seen The in large brick building by George and Jim here. The street floor housed the Nick Padgen Grocery family lived at the rear of the store. They prominent family. with considerable in fluence. The top floor was the rooming house, known as locally "Padgen's Place." Its location was a haven for roomers of Grecian-Balkan and Austro-Hungarian heritage. This building was removed many years ago. An interesting highlight of the Padgen family was their daughter, lovely Mary, who was Midvale's first Harvest Day Queen. Store. Nick and his were a Hall, known now as the Carolyn Apartments, formerly Grayson Apartments. The Staggs were a happy people. The ladies were witty and genteel, which made for a happy atmosphere for the roomers. The Maxbarn Rooming House was located on the the Alexander Maginness, seeing possibilities for a rooming house which would provide housing for railroad travelers and local single citizens, built a frame rooming house east of the old Denver and Rio northwest corner of Main and Smelter Street. This build ing stands today. It is an apartment and utilizes the top floor of the adjoining building to the north. Living was Grande Railroad Depot on Center Street in Midvale. It prospered at this location for a short period, but sparks causal and comfortable at Maxbarn's. Across the street on the east side from Maxbarn's was Frank Soter's Pool Hall and Card Parlor. On the top floor was his rooming house. His patrons were of now room run Main is tlemen of the U.S. Smelter. It was located on the south side of Smelter Street opposite the old Imperial Dance is pool Northeast of the intersection of 4th A venue and North a vacant lot. Years ago a brick building stood rooming Stagg Family Boarding House, small in size but quality, catered to the upper class single gen expanded, a Later a variety store was Moused on the street floor. Midvale Apartments occupy the second floor. was Grecian-Balkan descent. Frank's place, modernized and Soter Apartments. occupied by Saris. (When my father died, Mr. Saris said to me, "So sad your papa die. He so good to us Greeks. Too bad it couldn't be somebody else.") located east of Main Street and north of Bth Avenue. It was built primarily to house the leaders of this smelting company. big movie house stood the Meek's the roomers; the street floor of this was north and west of the railroad trestle at North Main Street. The house Elysium House at 39 N. Main. The second floor housed from an old coal-fired locomotive set it on fire and it burned to the ground. Undiscouraged Alex built across the tracks on the west side, north of Center Street, the 143 beyond the Paul Blinn Saloon. Much to his horror this too caught fire and burned down. He concluded from this |
