Grande Ballroom, Dance hall in Detroit, United States
The Grande Ballroom features a second floor with a spring-mounted hardwood dance floor and Moorish architectural elements at 8952 Grand River Avenue.
Detroit engineer Charles Agree designed this building in 1928 for entrepreneurs Edward Strata and Edward Davis, with an initial construction cost of 500,000 dollars.
The venue transformed from a traditional dance hall to a rock music landmark where MC5 and The Stooges performed their first concerts in the late 1960s.
The building remains inactive since 1972 and received National Register of Historic Places designation in 2018, though its structure continues deteriorating.
Radio DJ Russ Gibb converted the venue in 1966 after visiting San Francisco's Fillmore, bringing performances from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Janis Joplin.
Location: Detroit
Inception: 1909
Address: 8952 Grand River Avenue
Website: http://thegrandeballroom.com
GPS coordinates: 42.36480,-83.12850
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:24
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