Description: Willowbrook Ballroom, Paperback by Classen, Bonnie, ISBN 0738583995, ISBN-13 9780738583990, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The Willowbrook Ballroom was originally built as an outdoor dance pavilion named Oh Henry Park by Austrian immigrant John Verderbar. Wildly successful, it was enlarged and fully enclosed in 1923, and a 10¢-a-dance policy was implemented. Destroyed by fire in 1930, a determined Verderbar hired a crew of 200 carpenters, and a new facility was built to the tune of a then-staggering $100,000. In 1959, it was renamed the Willowbrook Ballroom, and dancers have since enjoyed the big band sounds of Count Basie, Teddy Lee, Harry James, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. As record crowds flocked to the 6,000-square-foot dance floor, the Willowbrook also became a favorite setting for weddings, proms, and other once-in-a-lifetime events. Today, at the height of its popularity, the Willowbrook is one of only five ballrooms of its magnitude in the United States and the only one remaining in the greater Chicagoland area.
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Book Title: Willowbrook Ballroom
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2011
Topic: Dance / Ballroom, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Genres & Styles / Dance
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music, Performing Arts, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Author: Bonnie Classen
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
