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2. Aragon Ballroom (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   Ballroom interior in 2009. The Aragon Ballroom was built by brothers Andrew and William Karzas, who turned to ballrooms after making their early fortunes in nickelodeons and movie theaters. [3] Their first dance hall project was the 1922 Trianon Ballroom in Chicago designed by renowned theater architects Rapp & Rapp. With hopes of duplicating ...

3. Uptown, Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The Aragon Ballroom, Riviera Theater, Uptown Theatre, and Green Mill Jazz Club are all located within a half block of Lawrence and Broadway. Uptown is also home to one of Chicago's most celebrated final resting spots, Graceland Cemetery. The Uptown neighborhood boundary once extended farther to the North, to Hollywood Avenue. [6]

4. Trianon Ballrooms - Wikipedia

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   The Trianon Ballroom was the name given to a number of ballrooms in cities during America's big-band era. The first and most prominent Trianon opened December 6, 1922 in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and was marketed as "The World's Most Beautiful Ballroom". [1] Designed by renowned theater architects Rapp & Rapp, it was owned ...

5. Hal Pearl - Wikipedia

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   During that time (and after), he was the organist at the White City Amusement Park on Chicago's south side. Hal at the Aragon Ballroom with Fans. Hal Pearl is probably best known for being the organist at the Aragon Ballroom for over 20 years. [1] The Aragon hosted nearly all of the top names of the big band era.

6. List of Ramones concerts - Wikipedia

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   Chicago: Aragon Ballroom: Supporting: Iggy Pop October 27, 1977 New York City: CBGB: Suicide October 28, 1977 October 29, 1977 — October 30, 1977 November 5, 1977 Providence: Alumnae Hall: Nervous Eaters: November 7, 1977 Poughkeepsie: Unknown venue — November 8, 1977 Philadelphia: Stars November 11, 1977 Pittsburgh: Antonino's Showcase ...

7. Big band remote - Wikipedia

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   The Oriole Orchestra (Dan Russo and Ted Fio Rito) was performing at Chicago's Edgewater Beach Hotel when they did their first radio remote broadcast on March 29, 1924, and two years later, they opened the famous Aragon Ballroom in July 1926, doing radio remotes nationally from both the Aragon and the Trianon Ballrooms.