Patio Gardens

Opened: 29 May 1954
Closed: 1968
Location: Central Midway

The Patio Gardens was a dance hall and concert venue built in 1954 as a replacement for the old Dancing Pavilion that burned down the previous fall.

A long list of top performers and celebrities appeared at the Patio Gardens for about a decade and a half. After Lagoon stopped using the venue it was briefly used as a roller skating rink before becoming home to the Penny Arcade and Dracula’s Castle. Today a small arcade still exists in part of the building, as well as the Seance attraction during Frightmares.

LIST OF PERFORMERS AT LAGOON

Alphabetical
Chronological
Detail from a 1956 Lagoon ad.
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5 responses to “Patio Gardens”

  1. Tom Mitchell Avatar
    Tom Mitchell

    I’m Looking for a picture of a Desoto 1950 Club Coupe entered in a car show in the Patio Gardens in early 60’s (1961 or 1962). It was white in color with red & white tuck & roll interior. If such a picture exist I would really like to have it to show my grand kids. I have no pictures of that car.

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    1. admin Avatar
      admin

      I wish I could help you out. Hopefully somebody who may have taking pictures at that show reads this and still has the picture! And if I ever come across anything I’ll let you know.

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  2. David M Christensen Avatar
    David M Christensen

    Many local bands played at Patio Gardens during the era of The Battle Of The Bands. Our band: Dr. Schultz and the Medicine Band played there in the summer of 1967 and won. Members: John Perryman, Brent Burton, Scott Winteroid, and myself, Mark Christensen. We were all from Murray, Utah. Boyd F. Jensen was our neighbor.

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      admin

      That’s awesome! I added your band to the alphabetical list. Do you happen to remember which night or nights you played that year? I have bands listed on the ads for each night in the chronological list if that helps.

      https://lagoonhistory.com/project/attractions/patio-gardens/chronological-list-of-performers-at-lagoon/

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  3. Brent Burton Avatar
    Brent Burton

    We (Brent, John, Scott and Mark) played under the name St John & The Pharisees 21 Jul 1967. Later our name changed to Dr. Schulz Medicine Band. Good old days!

    Best regards to all. Sorry we lost Scott, RIP.

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