{"product_id":"st-louis-casa-loma-ballroom-hardcover","title":"St. Louis Casa Loma Ballroom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Lossos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1927, on the northeast corner of Cherokee and Iowa Streets in south St. Louis, a multistory, multipurpose building was erected. Retail shops and a bowling alley occupied the first floor, while upstairs was a place that defied the imagination of someone driving by in their brand new Model T Ford. Today, that upstairs space, with its lofty ceiling, huge maple tongue-in-groove dance floor, and wraparound balcony, is the Casa Loma Ballroom--St. Louis' last grand ballroom. Today, one gets the feeling that the ghosts of the big bands and the vocalists still linger there--and with good reason. Just about everybody who was anybody played there at one time or another. Ol' Blue Eyes himself, before he was the idol of millions, received just a meager \"Featured Singer, Frank Sinatra\" note at the bottom of the Casa Loma bill the night he played with the Harry James Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167620141191,"sku":"9781531619312","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f762a0f7922c839f0b2a617a237bb84d.webp?v=1733329070","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/st-louis-casa-loma-ballroom-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}