Chippewa Lake Park
Starlight Ballroom 2
Starlight
Ballroom |
After standing some 82 years, the Chippewa Lake Starlight Ballroom was lost to fire on June 13th, 2002 at around 4pm. A young girl from the area was playing with fire or matches in the ballroom and accidentally started the blaze. The girl eventually confessed, although I'm not 100% sure of her fate. She was under 18 years of age at the time. The ballroom was obviously a complete loss. I was fortunate enough to visit the ballroom a few times before the fire and got a limited number of exterior shots. The ballroom was a major attraction over the years at the park and hosted countless dances, bands, shows, and more. The loss was a blow to preservationists and those who had fond memories of their days dancing in the ballroom. As of this writing, all that remains is a twisted structure of metal and brick. For a little more detail on the ballroom, check the interior pictures, HERE. |
Pictures
of The Starlight Ballroom before the fire. |
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The main
entrance to the ballroom. |
From near the entrance
to the park. |
Looking down the lake side of the ballroom. |
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Under the
overhang on the parking lot side of the ballroom. |
More under the overhang. |
Looking the other way
under the overhang. |
Pictures
of The Starlight Ballroom after the fire. |
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Looking
toward the main entrance. |
This is where the overhang
used to be. |
Burnt remains in the basement. |
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Toward the
ballroom entrance in winter 05 |
A surviving room in
the basement. |
Toward the ballroom
entrance fall 2007. |
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A patched together panorama
of the ballroom from my early visits. |
To see
the entire unlabeled gallery of all of my current Ballroom pictures,
click HERE |
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