Eldorado Ballroom is a former nightclub in the Third Ward, Houston, on the other side of the road from Emancipation Park.[1] The white brick and stucco Art Moderne building has 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of space.[2]
Caroline Love of Houston Public Media described it as "A pillar of Houston’s historic music scene".[3] Leigh Cutler, in Houston History Magazine, stated that the Eldorado Ballroom "was representative of the last pinnacle of black culture in Houston before Jim Crow laws dissoived."[4]
The name refers to a nickname of the Savoy Ballroom in New York City.[5]
Musical styles at the venue included blues and jazz.[6]
^Turner, Allan (2001-02-25). "Eldorado Ballroom coming back to life". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
^Cowen, Diane (2022-05-13). "$9.7 million renovation bringing Eldorado Ballroom, the 'heart' of Third Ward, back to life". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
^Love, Caroline (2022-04-28). "Historic Eldorado Ballroom in Houston's Third Ward set to be restored". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
^Cutler, p. 45.
^Cutler, p. 45.
^"Eldorado Ballroom, the heart of jazz and blues in Houston's Third Ward, undergoing $10M restoration". The Grio. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31. - Version on Yahoo! News
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Houston Community College (nearest campus in Midtown) Other Landmarks EldoradoBallroom Emancipation Park Frenchy's Chicken MacGregor Park Project Row Houses...
Houston Community College (nearest campus in Midtown) Other Landmarks EldoradoBallroom Emancipation Park Frenchy's Chicken MacGregor Park Project Row Houses...
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couple invested in other businesses and opened the EldoradoBallroom in the Third Ward. The Eldorado was built in 1939 and was one of the first black clubs...
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relocated in 2008 to a site on the Project Row Houses campus next to the EldoradoBallroom. Itchy Acres Area artists including Paul Kittelson, Carter Ernst,...
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