Aragon Ballroom
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Title
Aragon Ballroom
Subject
Theatre
Description
Located in Uptown, The Aragon Ballroom opened 15 July 1926 and regularly booked nation's top jazz bands. The interior was designed in "Moorish" architectural stylized to resemble a Spanish village. Holds almost 8,000 people. Regular dances ended in 1964. Today it is used mostly for concerts, but was also repurposed for other assorted events like wrestling matches matches roller skating.
Creator
Photographer: Raymond Trowbridge
Source
Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-27263)
Contributor
Will Farina
Rights
Chicago Historical Society
Files
Collection
Citation
Photographer: Raymond Trowbridge , “Aragon Ballroom,” Paris of the Midwest: Chicago, 1837-1987, accessed April 27, 2024, https://parisofthemidwest.omeka.net/items/show/130.