| Show P recall fond memories of this favorite Ehu their wedding dance recalls that dances house on the the time Fathers west was held were held corner of the 0ld Bungalow 205 when HMelena McKinnon in the old opera Main was Street built prior These to Our Centerfield The fire 1909 was Centerfield Opera House was destroyed by in October of 1927 It was built of brick in and was one of the largest in that town It built owned and operated by Peter Jensen and his son Jensen In the rear waslarge dance hall portion of which was set aside for pool tables In the front part wasrefreshment parlor front and barbershop room The Centerfield was maintained Opera House was in the built south by Albert Okerman in 1909 The brick part of this two-story building was made in the old Brick Yard Much of the carpentry work was done by local help in exchange for dance tickets Dances including masquerades and other novel balls drew large crowds from neighboring towns Many pleasant memories were associated with this building and the citizens feltnostalgic regret when it was consumed by fire These Our Fathers 174 Gunnison The second public building erected in Gunnison was built of logs sawed through Buncess Mill and whitewashed on the inside with clay from Chalk Hill The 2040-foot room haddoor between two windows at each on the end south floor side spacious rock chimmeys of boards benches made of slab lumber of the valley Christmas evening 1861 the folk hadgrand gathering in which old young rejoiced--dancing greatly singing and reciting Johansen entertainments Hall was for built dancing about and 1896 other It and stood west of the corner reserved for the Gunnison City Hall The Johansen family made up the orchestra Gunnison Valley History pp 29 55 128 ------e-- |
