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Recreation Center (from front page)

Beginning in 1930, the lower level was home for the Mariemont Branch Library at one end, with the American Legion at the other. The Library relocated to Plainville High School in 1942. Several community social groups met in the Rec Center, including the Merryweds, Mariemonters, and Double Twenties. The Mariemont Rifle Club (for 22-caliber target shooting) and the Mariemont Archery Club housed their activities in the building’s attic.

The Center was used for emergency services to the community several times over the years. The Great Flood of 1937 displaced over 100,000 Cincinnatians when the Ohio River crested at 80 feet. The American Red Cross took over the Recreation Building to house flood victims. This flood also doomed the Village’s short-lived 9-hole golf course (for more on that, see the article by Carol Sanger on pgs. 6-7 of the May 2024 Town Crier at https://issuu.com/mariemonttc/docs/town_ crier_may2024_color). During World War II, a District Civil Defense headquarters was set up, maintaining emergency supplies onsite until 1979. The Red Cross established a shelter again in 1948 when the Ohio River crested at 64.8 feet.

The Guild Players, predecessors of the Mariemont Players, presented a series of one-act plays on the main floor stage before moving to their current home in the old Walton Creek schoolhouse. In 1940, the Mariemont Garden Club was formed and has made its home in the building ever since. Today, church staff look forward to Garden Club meetings in the parlor (now the Emery Room) as the members often share their leftover sandwiches and other treats.

During the 50s, Teen Canteens were popular, and weekend sock hops livened things on the lower level. Suzi (McKee) Vianello recalls: “The Canteen was every Friday night after the games. It was the place to go! Music and dancing, great memories with friends.”

In 1966, high school language classes were held in the building. When fire damaged the adjacent high school in 1969, the Rec Center provided space for three classrooms. In 1968, a four-octave clavier (keyboard) was