This morning a Kansas City blogger offers an important lesson on our town's musical history.
kcjazzlark reminds us:
"On the northwest corner of Linwood and Main (3142 Main Street was the official address), the Pla-Mor complex claimed to be the country’s largest indoor amusement center, with a bowling alley, a restaurant, and a hockey arena, home to the Kansas City Pla-Mors of the American Hockey Association from 1928 through 1933. But the star attraction was the ballroom, which boasted a 14,000 square foot dance floor on top of 7000 springs that could flex up to a quarter inch, accommodating 3000 people."
Check this UMKC link for even more link on the glory days of Kansas City music . . .
A Town with a Beat: Kansas City Theaters & Ballrooms
And then, maybe realize that this town was more than a last stop for b-list bands or a fairground played out music festivals.
Just a nice reminder that in times past, NIGGERS were good for something other than robberies, murders, thefts, mayhem and monkeyshines. Too bad that's not the case today.
ReplyDeleteidiot.
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are so, so cool.
ReplyDeleteJack Carson was in a ton of cool movies.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Jack_Carson_in_The_Hard_Way_trailer.jpg
Great pictures.
KC was a grand ole town at one time, but not anymore.
ReplyDeleteThen for a brief moment it was Freedom Palace. Some of the greatest concerts in KC history.
ReplyDeleteRoger Daltry says their show there was the best they ever performed. I think it was 115 inside...
Is it the Cadillac dealership now? Not the same building of course.
ReplyDeleteThose were the good o' Pendagast days weren't they
ReplyDeleteMurder rate was as high or higher,
J.C. Nichols Apartheid known as "redlining"
That good ole' Broadway Bridge curfew for people of color
Sweet reminisce