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Blaze Destroys Old Ballroom: Midtown Building, Opened in 1913, Was in Renovation
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| Title | Blaze Destroys Old Ballroom: Midtown Building, Opened in 1913, Was in Renovation |
| Abstract | Photos and article about the fire destroying the Monaco Ballroom, a former movie theater being restored at 31st and Cherry Streets. Built in 1913 as the Gillham Theater ("a movie palace") "by Cleveland Indians pitcher Robert "Dusty" Rhoads, a teammate of pitching great Cy Young" and renovated into Art Deco architectural style as a restaurant, a ballroom, and a club, with subsequent owners Tony DiPardo (longtime bandleader of the Kansas City Chiefs) "and, most recently, the owner of nearby lounges the Velvet Dog and Empire Room." |
| Date | October/27/2001 |
| Source | The Kansas City Star |
| Location | Microfiche: Newspaper Clippings--Theaters |
| Page | B1: 2, B2: 2 |
| Local Subject | Motion Picture Theaters
Gillham Theater
DiPardo, Tony
Dance Halls
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Newspaper Article
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| Item ID | 122330 |
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