Carousel Ballroom
The Carousel Ballroom was originally known as the El Patio Ballroom and dates back to the late 20's and into the 50's.
It was located on the upper floor of a car dealership on the southwest corner of Market and Van Ness at 10 South Van Ness Ave and 1545 Market Street in San Francisco, CA.
You could actually park on Market street and walk down to The El Patio Ballroom and see Les Brown, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and Harry James. You could dance too. One of the better-known clubs which billed itself as "America's Finest Ballroom."
Concerts with Sid Hoff in 1947 were simulcast remote every night from the El Patio Ballroom.
In 1968, Bill Graham left the Fillmore Auditorium on Geary Street to take over the Carousel Ballroom (renamed as the Fillmore West).
Today the Carousel Ballroom is now the service and repair shop of a Honda car dealer. Go up the wide stairway to see it.
The Carousel Ballroom was originally known as the El Patio Ballroom and dates back to the late 20's and into the 50's.
It was located on the upper floor of a car dealership on the southwest corner of Market and Van Ness at 10 South Van Ness Ave and 1545 Market Street in San Francisco, CA.
You could actually park on Market street and walk down to The El Patio Ballroom and see Les Brown, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and Harry James. You could dance too. One of the better-known clubs which billed itself as "America's Finest Ballroom."
Concerts with Sid Hoff in 1947 were simulcast remote every night from the El Patio Ballroom.
In 1968, Bill Graham left the Fillmore Auditorium on Geary Street to take over the Carousel Ballroom (renamed as the Fillmore West).
Today the Carousel Ballroom is now the service and repair shop of a Honda car dealer. Go up the wide stairway to see it.