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Crystal Ballroom
The Crystal Hotel is a diverse building containing multiple entertainment venues for their guests, and for the city of Portland. One of the main attractions for the guests staying at the Crystal Hotel includes the Crystal Ballroom. It is located on the same block as the hotel in an area that could be named “rock n roll row”. This historic venue is now over a century old. Originally being introduced as a ballroom in 1914, it is home to a long legacy of diverse music.

Famous Artists
When the ballroom first opened its doors in the early 1900’s it was to a population suffering from the effects of World War I. During this time there were organized old dance revivals being done in the ballroom to lift American citizen’s spirits In the 1960s, the Ballroom exploded on the music scene hosting artists such as the Grateful Dead, Tina Turner, Neil Young, and supposedly a urban legend concerning Jimi Hendrix. In 1968 the Ballroom was shut down to public events for almost 30 years before a revival in the 90’s where artists such as Billy Idol, Michael McDonald, James Brown, George Clinton and more.