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New Buildings Going Up In Parisville1
A large dancing Pavilion, eighty by eighty feet at
Parisville, is under construction just a little south and on the west side of
the road below the store of Cash Cook. The young people of this vicinity
do like to shake the kinks out of their legs, especially to music, and there is
where they will have plenty of room to do it, without standing on the sidelines
waiting for an opening.
Parisville is to have two gas service stations.
Roman Cook has started to build one near his garage, and Walter Leppek will
build on near his, a mile further north at New Parisville. With a new one
just completed at Ruth and another in Minden City, there will be no need of a
gas famine. The one at Minden City is a credit to any community, being
complete in every detail as stations go.
1 Minden City Herald,
July 1926 *
New Pavilion in Parisville2
A new dancing pavilion, with a floor space of 80 by
80 feet, is being erected by Cash P. Cook at Frank Cook's corners, Parisville.
A grand opening is being arranged for August 22 when free dancing will be
conducted during the afternoon.
Arcadia hall will be the name of the new building.
Lunch rooms and checks rooms are being built. The dance hall is to be well
furnished and decorated. The cost is to exceed $5,000.00.
2 Huron Daily
Tribune, July 29, 1926 *
Arcadia Ballroom
Arcadia Ballroom Destroyed By Fire Early Sunday Morning3
Fire of undetermined origin completely destroyed the
Arcadia Ballroom at Parisville early Sunday morning.
The fire started shortly after closing time. The
ballroom was closed for the evening by Cash Cook Jr. about 2:20 a.m.
Steve Peca of Parisville saw a red glow in the building
around 2:30 and realizing it was a fire went to the home of Cash Cook Jr.
At the same time, LaVerne Shemka and Leo Danielski, both of
Parisville, saw the fire as they were driving by and went to Cook's home.
Cook & Peca called the Ubly, Minden City and Ruth fire
departments but the fire could not be controlled and the building gutted.
The dance floor was 80 x 100 feet, the bar was 40 x 60 feet.
Cash Cook Sr., owner of the ballroom, built the building in
1926 and had the grand opening in September of that year. During that time
several big name bands have played there including Ted Weems, Don Palo, Shep
Fields, Bobby Sherwood, Bob Strong, Frank Yankovich and Lowrey Clark.
During the war years the dance hall was operated as a defense
plant.
The building, partly covered by insurance, was estimated at
$50,000.00.
3
"Arcadia
Ballroom Destroyed By Fire Early Sunday Morning," Huron
Daily Tribune, Wednesday, August 20, 1951
Dance Hall And Tavern Burn At Parisville4
$60,000.00 Loss: Arcadia Ballroom Landmark for Quarter Century
Arcadia Ballroom, a landmark in this section of the Thumb
for nearly 25 years was destroyed by fire early Sunday with a loss, estimated by
the owner, Cash P. Cook Sr., Bad Axe, at approximately $60,000.00
Arcadia Ballroom was a popular dance hall with thousands of
persons since Mr. Cook built it in 1926. He planned a silver anniversary
celebration September 2.
Mr. Cook operated the dance hall continuously since its
construction except for four years during World War II when the spacious
building was converted into a defense plant which manufactured parts for shells,
tanks, trucks, jeeps and landing craft.
Several years ago, a tavern addition was constructed.
The tavern was operated by Cash P. Cook Jr. The large double frame building, including the ballroom, 80
by 100 feet, and the tavern, 36 by 40 feet, burned to the ground in less than an
hour after the fire was discovered. Fire Departments of Ruth, Minden City
and Ubly responded but were unable to stop the fire.
A dance Saturday night was attended by a large crowd.
Employees of the tavern left at 2:26 a.m. A passing motorist saw a flare
inside and notified Cash Cook Jr. and other nearby residents.
4 Huron Daily
Tribune, August, 1951 *
* Information as given to me by Clem
Ulfig.
(Clem also informed me that the cost to attend a regular dance at the
Arcadia Ballroom was $ .25 for ladies and $ .35 for men.)
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