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2. Willowbrook Ballroom - Wikipedia

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   The Willowbrook Ballroom is located at 8900 Archer Avenue, Willow Springs, Illinois, 60480. [5] In 2000 The Willowbrook Ballroom was profiled as one of America's "Glorious, Historic, Legendary, Treasured Ballroom Dance Floors" in Amateur Dancers magazine. [6] Criteria for being profiled as an Amateur Dancers magazine's "Finest Floor" is:

3. Aragon Ballroom (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   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 the success of the Trianon ...

4. 10 Things to do around Chicago: Chance, Axl Rose and ‘Dance ...

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   Looking ahead at this weekend and next week, there are concerts by Chance the Rapper, the Goo Goo Dolls and Guns N’ Roses (all with tickets available as of press time), plus an annual night for ...

5. Resurrection Mary - Wikipedia

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   Jerry Palus, a Chicago southsider, reported that in 1939 he met a person whom he came to believe was Resurrection Mary at the Liberty Grove and Hall at 47th and Mozart (and not the Oh Henry/Willowbrook Ballroom). They danced and even kissed, and she asked him to drive her home along Archer Avenue, exiting the car and disappearing in front of ...

6. Trianon Ballrooms - Wikipedia

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   The main ballroom was 100 by 140 feet and was reported to accommodate 3,000 dancers, and the venue was one of the few places in Chicago that was air-conditioned at that time. [1] To ensure that its guests befitted the elegant surroundings, it was the first venue in Chicago to enact a strict dress code, coats and ties for men and gowns for women ...

7. Sprung floor - Wikipedia

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   Many other historical dance halls have sprung hard wood floors, such as the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Maryland (1933), [6] Willowbrook Ballroom in Chicago (1921), the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon (1914), the Carrillo Ballroom [7] in Santa Barbara, California (1914), and Younger Hall (1929) in St Andrews, Scotland.

8. Kinetic Playground - Wikipedia

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   The building was constructed in 1928 and at one time included a dance hall, entertainment center, and ice and roller skating rinks, all known as Rainbo Gardens. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Russo was sued by the owners of the Electric Circus in New York City , and changed the club's name a few months after the Chicago club's opening, just prior to the ...

9. Park West (music venue) - Wikipedia

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   1983: Tina Turner: Live in Chicago—broadcast of a 1983 concert by Tina Turner, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: Aretha Franklin: Live at Park West—broadcast of a 1985 concert by Aretha Franklin, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: I Have a Pony— comedy album by Steven Wright, recorded at Wolfgang's in San Francisco and Park ...