Courtesy of Ogden Standard- Examinator. In its heydays. Many couples.
Courtesy of Ogden Standard- Examinator. Disprear after 40 years of emptyness.
The before and after appearance in 2010s. The marquee and the sign above the marquee are gone, new awings, more cleaness look gets A-plus but its a F when showing on the side exposing bricks from the old buidling that is now a parking lot. Good thing they got a mural with a date for one of those years in past. Not a good idea to advertise with dates as a permanent because each year those dates change The front is beautiful, really.
Both ads seen in Odgen Standard-Examinator. 1940s/50s. Noticed the phone?
Rolladium Roller Rink 315 24th Street, Odgen, UT
Berthana Roller Rink 315 24th Street, Odgen, UT
Berthana Roller Rink 315 24th Street, Odgen, UT
Berthana Roller Rink was originally a ballroom that was built in 1914 but it was not opened till 1920 as ball room and eventually adding roller skating. It was very formal big band dance evenings among those who had money. The building actual grand opening was on May 27, 1915 on 24th Street between Grant and Hudson Avenues. Hudson is now called Kesle Avenue.
The building still stands today but many changes occurred there. When they opened in 1915, it was more of just big band dance hall. And formal too. The place was truly grand inside as it was outside. It had very detailed architectural design interior with high ceiling.
It was charity that helped to start this ballroom/rink made possible. The Thomas D. Dee Co. and the David Eccles Estate donated money for the building’s construction. It was well built to be grand and beautiful. The governor was there on opening night and spoke before 600 named guests that were also published in the local newspaper at the time. Likely those named were well established people. After the speech, the 600 guests went dancing. Both families, the Eccles and the Dees held private parties in that ballroom often.
The name of the building was named after the wives of the two well-to-do gentlemen. The two women, Mrs. Bertha Eccles and Mrs. Anna T. Dee and combined into Berthana. What a gentleman those two men were. They thought of their wives. Guys, think about your wives today!
The ball room and the rink were upstairs. You can tell by looking at the photograph of what the facility was like.
First it was called, Rolladium Roller Rink in the Berthana Ballroom Building. Not much information on that compared to Berthana Roller Rink and I do not know why. Anyone know about this specific rink or even Berthana Roller Rink?
Well, let's move on, Berthana as they say for the rink ran in 1950s.
Later, the rink closed sometimes between 1950s and around 1975. It sat empty for 40 years and now they remodeled the front by removing the marquee and the big sign as you can see in the photos compared to the more updated ones. Now all businesses are on first floor but the fate of second floor is unknown.
At one time, it did become a night club, A Century Club but that went too. The Copper Club too! Many bars come and go there.
In the basement of that building, there is or was a bar called BarrelHouse which was very homely bar with log-cabin feel that the walls were full of barrels! I can picture now.
Rolladium likely ran at same time as the ballroom was running but closed perhaps in 1940s and then Berthana opened in year 1950 likely, then closed as late as 1975 because the floor sat empty for 40 years up to 2012 when the new owner purchased the building and had the ballroom remodeled. it was a short lived (only merely months - from August 2011 to May 2012.!) dance venue called, The Copper Club. It is a revitalized ballroom with the corner where the bands used to play. It is a clam shell-like for the band although it is not a shell. It is designed to vibrate the sounds to make it sound better. The state alcohol license bureau shut them down for good at the end of the year 2012.
Today according to fire codes, max allowance is 734 people on that floor.
Did someone says this place was haunted? Paranormal? I leave that job to UPNYTT. Although a boy was fatally injured that another skater pushed a 11 years old boy on the rink toward a wall-chair with arm rest and was impaled by his kidney and that injury resulted in death on December 14, 1966. There was a lawsuit.
The Interior.
The ballroom/roller rink had Maple wood floor with very grandiloquent appearance made to appear for established or the elites. Very much of a ballroom that today's modern hotels cannot compare.
In one corner, for the band. It was very roomy interior with 85 feet wide by 150 feet long/20,000 Square feet ballroom floor/rink floor.
There were mens' smoking room. Many gentlemen's clubs were like that just for smoking and reading the papers and socialize between men. Women not allowed.
The Exterior.
The exterior showed it was two toned brick with Art-Deco feel to the facade. On the side, it showed plain brick in one tone the same as the bottom half on the front. It is Brick Red bottom half with Yellow or Tan Bricks on top half. There was a marquee but that was removed in 2012 to make way to be more modern looking with much fixed up.
In later years, it showed two large vertical signs, one for the electronic store and the other was the dancing hall. Both in neon lights.
Parking apparently was on the street and likely next door where there is parking lot.
The Stats:
Rink Size: 85' x 120' ( Other sources says 15,000 or 20,000 SF) Floor: Maple Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: 62,000 SF (2 floors and basement) Built: 1912-14
Demolished: Still standing, renovated last time was 2012.
Type of Building: Free Span Steel Truss Brick built ballroom Building.
Roof: Flat
Acres: N/A
Operated:
Rolladium: Likely 1940s
Bertha Roller Rink: Likely early 1940s to start of 1960 or as latest as 1975.
Reason for Closure:
Rolladium: Likely 1940s
Bertha Roller Rink: 1950s
Wanted: Information regarding photos of skaters, exterior back in heydays, exact dates. Why closed for each?
Anyone has pictures and/or information please let me know at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources: Standard 1 - Memories, Standard 2 - Social advance, Sign Post - Barrelhouse Bar,
Pinterest 1, Lawsuit, Skate Dance, Billboard, November 3, 1946 (also read another article there about the controversy regarding around RSROA), Standard 3 - reopening,
Norman D. Groendyke - Obituary, Copper Club - Yelp, Four Square, Standard 4 - AD, Saturday September 25, 1943; Standard 5 - AD 30 Mar 1943, Loop Net,
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The building still stands today but many changes occurred there. When they opened in 1915, it was more of just big band dance hall. And formal too. The place was truly grand inside as it was outside. It had very detailed architectural design interior with high ceiling.
It was charity that helped to start this ballroom/rink made possible. The Thomas D. Dee Co. and the David Eccles Estate donated money for the building’s construction. It was well built to be grand and beautiful. The governor was there on opening night and spoke before 600 named guests that were also published in the local newspaper at the time. Likely those named were well established people. After the speech, the 600 guests went dancing. Both families, the Eccles and the Dees held private parties in that ballroom often.
The name of the building was named after the wives of the two well-to-do gentlemen. The two women, Mrs. Bertha Eccles and Mrs. Anna T. Dee and combined into Berthana. What a gentleman those two men were. They thought of their wives. Guys, think about your wives today!
The ball room and the rink were upstairs. You can tell by looking at the photograph of what the facility was like.
First it was called, Rolladium Roller Rink in the Berthana Ballroom Building. Not much information on that compared to Berthana Roller Rink and I do not know why. Anyone know about this specific rink or even Berthana Roller Rink?
Well, let's move on, Berthana as they say for the rink ran in 1950s.
Later, the rink closed sometimes between 1950s and around 1975. It sat empty for 40 years and now they remodeled the front by removing the marquee and the big sign as you can see in the photos compared to the more updated ones. Now all businesses are on first floor but the fate of second floor is unknown.
At one time, it did become a night club, A Century Club but that went too. The Copper Club too! Many bars come and go there.
In the basement of that building, there is or was a bar called BarrelHouse which was very homely bar with log-cabin feel that the walls were full of barrels! I can picture now.
Rolladium likely ran at same time as the ballroom was running but closed perhaps in 1940s and then Berthana opened in year 1950 likely, then closed as late as 1975 because the floor sat empty for 40 years up to 2012 when the new owner purchased the building and had the ballroom remodeled. it was a short lived (only merely months - from August 2011 to May 2012.!) dance venue called, The Copper Club. It is a revitalized ballroom with the corner where the bands used to play. It is a clam shell-like for the band although it is not a shell. It is designed to vibrate the sounds to make it sound better. The state alcohol license bureau shut them down for good at the end of the year 2012.
Today according to fire codes, max allowance is 734 people on that floor.
Did someone says this place was haunted? Paranormal? I leave that job to UPNYTT. Although a boy was fatally injured that another skater pushed a 11 years old boy on the rink toward a wall-chair with arm rest and was impaled by his kidney and that injury resulted in death on December 14, 1966. There was a lawsuit.
The Interior.
The ballroom/roller rink had Maple wood floor with very grandiloquent appearance made to appear for established or the elites. Very much of a ballroom that today's modern hotels cannot compare.
In one corner, for the band. It was very roomy interior with 85 feet wide by 150 feet long/20,000 Square feet ballroom floor/rink floor.
There were mens' smoking room. Many gentlemen's clubs were like that just for smoking and reading the papers and socialize between men. Women not allowed.
The Exterior.
The exterior showed it was two toned brick with Art-Deco feel to the facade. On the side, it showed plain brick in one tone the same as the bottom half on the front. It is Brick Red bottom half with Yellow or Tan Bricks on top half. There was a marquee but that was removed in 2012 to make way to be more modern looking with much fixed up.
In later years, it showed two large vertical signs, one for the electronic store and the other was the dancing hall. Both in neon lights.
Parking apparently was on the street and likely next door where there is parking lot.
The Stats:
Rink Size: 85' x 120' ( Other sources says 15,000 or 20,000 SF) Floor: Maple Floor Layout: N/A
Building Size: 62,000 SF (2 floors and basement) Built: 1912-14
Demolished: Still standing, renovated last time was 2012.
Type of Building: Free Span Steel Truss Brick built ballroom Building.
Roof: Flat
Acres: N/A
Operated:
Rolladium: Likely 1940s
Bertha Roller Rink: Likely early 1940s to start of 1960 or as latest as 1975.
Reason for Closure:
Rolladium: Likely 1940s
Bertha Roller Rink: 1950s
Wanted: Information regarding photos of skaters, exterior back in heydays, exact dates. Why closed for each?
Anyone has pictures and/or information please let me know at [email protected]. Thank you.
Sources: Standard 1 - Memories, Standard 2 - Social advance, Sign Post - Barrelhouse Bar,
Pinterest 1, Lawsuit, Skate Dance, Billboard, November 3, 1946 (also read another article there about the controversy regarding around RSROA), Standard 3 - reopening,
Norman D. Groendyke - Obituary, Copper Club - Yelp, Four Square, Standard 4 - AD, Saturday September 25, 1943; Standard 5 - AD 30 Mar 1943, Loop Net,
© 2019-2020 Copyrighted by Dead-Rinks. All Rights Reserved.