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Show run of bad luck that he shouldn't be a comes from his proprietor. This story Job and Rose Long ran the Central Rooming House around 1915. Harold Long, their son, lived there and worked at the smelter before he married Alice Mc Cleary. Job and Rose Long bought the Keystone Hotel in rooming house grandson, Ray Lester. Rooming House was built at the instigation primarily to smelter workers of Greek descent. Originally a high fence was built around the area. The strange language, foreign festive characteristics and occasional happy The Greek Eureka from Rose Crater who traded it for the of the U.S. Smelter. It catered celebrations often made the roomers The Central was small two was a It was later stuccoed and used for Midvale Fire Department. misunderstood. holidays, when singing, dancing and was generously shared, it became ex barbecued lamb to invited friends. It Rooming House story building. On Greek-oriented citing rooming house in Midvale. located west of Holden a library and the Maydolin Long Smith LePage Lane, north of the present-day U.S. Smelter's Flotation Mill, "Ghost Plant." Street on interesting old rooming-boarding "Old Lady Dindorf's Boarding House." It was operated by an unforgetable manager known as "Old Lady Dindorf." Located at 83 West Cen One of the most houses was known as Street, it still stands and is now known as the Rosse Apartments. This building has an interesting history. Originally built by William Cooper as a combination store and home, the east portion was used as the store. The western portion and the upstairs were the living quar ters for the Cooper family. After the Cooper Store closed, the new proprietors changed it into a rooming-boarding house. Mrs. Dindorf ter became the manager ,_ housemaid and all-around per sonality of operations. Where she came from was a mystery, but what a character she was. Vibrant, with a A. W. Holt Market change to a piercing frown when crossed by a silent, staring neighbor. She was hilarious when under the influence of her twice-daily pail of beer rustled from the corner saloon where the beaming grin was located on Walker Bank ste. which could MIDVALE STATE BANK The first bank established in Midvale Walker Bank now stands. Her happy salutation, her off-key songs, accompanied by the clanging pail drew us children to the front yards, to the dismay of our elders. She was fun in the neighborhood. As we watched the bouncing pail and pointed toward it, she would laughingly say, "Not for me, for my thirsty boarders before they go to work." was the Jordan State i Bank, predecessor of the Midvale State Bank. The name was changed when the town was incorporated in to the City of Midvale. S. AND P. POOL HALL George and James Saris were business. Their amusement We snickered to ourselves. state and the proprietors of this rooms were they had a thriving business. the best in the , Harry S. Wright This THE CENTRAL ROOMING HOUSE George Sherm farmed in South Jordan before he went mission to England in 1896. When he returned from his mission he and his wife purchased land by the Community Church in Midvale and built the Central Rooming House. BOSKOVICH SOFT DRINK HALL place of amusement was a soft drink and pool parlor. MIDVALE POOL HALL on a the proprietor of this pool hall on Main Street in the Soter building. His place of business was well equipped and one of the largest of its kind. Ross Rizzuto 144 was |
