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The Crystal Ballroom occupied several rooms within the George Hotel at 125 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, which was established in 1857 as the Terminus Hotel and located at the end of the original St Kilda railway line. St Kilda at the time was an affluent area and became well known over the next century as Melbourne's seaside playground, home to ...
Crystal Ballroom is a name associated with various buildings and ballrooms worldwide, including: Crystal Ballroom (Portland, Oregon), a historic building in Portland, Oregon, United States; Crystal Ballroom (Melbourne), a music venue in Australia; The ballroom of the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas, United States
Crystal Ballroom, originally built as Cotillion Hall, is a historic building on Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon, United States. Cotillion Hall was built in 1914 as a ballroom, and dance revivals were held there through the Great Depression .
Covering the Crystal Ballroom's history, David Greenwald of The Oregonian called Lola's Room "the downstairs space named after the purity-minded policewoman from decades before". [3] In 2017, the newspaper's Grant Butler wrote, "The little sister of the Crystal Ballroom opened in 2000, and became (and remains) a popular destination on Fridays...
The Star Theater, formerly known as Princess Theatre and several other names, is a historic former silent film theater in Portland, Oregon, United States.The theater currently operates as a live music and performance space; in the past, it has operated as a film theater as well as a burlesque theater and an adult movie theater.
The Los Angeles Biltmore is known for being an early home to the Academy Awards ceremony—the Oscars. [14] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded at a luncheon banquet in the Crystal Ballroom in May 1927, when guests such as Louis B. Mayer met to discuss plans for the new organization and presenting achievement awards to colleagues in their industry.
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The Crystal Ballroom was air-conditioned in 1928, the same year that Houston hosted the National Democratic Convention. [3] [14] More than preparing the Rice Hotel for convention delegates, Jones lured the Democratic Convention to Houston in the first place, donating $200,000 to the cause, equivalent to $2,300,000 in 2016.