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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 ...
Coordinates: 33.9958°N 118.4814°W. The Aragon Ballroom on Lick Pier in the Ocean Park district of Santa Monica, California was a social-dance venue opened under the Aragon name in March 1942 by dance promoter Harry Schooler (1918–2008).
The Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, where Nirvana performed the only known live version of "You Know You're Right," in October 1993. "You Know You're Right" was written in 1993. A boombox-recorded home demo, featuring Cobain on vocals and guitar, was released posthumously on the Nirvana box set, With the Lights Out , in November 2004.
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 ...
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. Hal was the resident organist during that era, playing with and during the intermissions of the sets of the visiting artists.
Ocean Park Branch library, an original Carnegie library. In December 1916, the commissioners of Santa Monica selected the site for the Ocean Park branch Carnegie library at 2601 Main Street. [2] The library was funded by a $12,500 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The library was completed on February 15, 1918 when it was opened to the public.
The Arcadia Ballroom, at 4444 N. Broadway was one of the first Dance Halls in Chicago. Promoter Paddy Harmon, who later developed Dreamland Ballroom and the Chicago Stadium, found that black jazz bands were popular with the Arcadia Ballroom late night crowds. It was one of the few places on the north side of Chicago which would book black jazz ...
Aragon Ballroom. Aragon Ballroom may refer to: Aragon Ballroom (Chicago), Illinois. Aragon Ballroom (Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California), now defunct, was on Lick Pier in this district. Aragon Ballroom ( Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, California ), built in 2007, at the Rancho Bernardo Inn golf resort.