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Hollywood Palladium is a theater located at 6215 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. It was built in a Streamline Moderne,〔 Art Deco style and includes an 11,200 square foot (1040 m²) dance floor including a mezzanine and a floor level with room for up to 4,000 people. ==History== ''Los Angeles Times'' publisher Norman Chandler funded the construction of the art deco Hollywood Palladium at a cost of $1.6 million in 1940.〔 It was built where the original Paramount lot once stood〔Scott T. Sterling, Light it Up! The Rad Return of a Hollywood Gem, October 15, 2008, Metromix Los Angeles〕 by film producer Maurice Cohen and is located between Argyle and El Centro avenues. The style dance hall was designed by Gordon Kaufmann, architect of the Greystone Mansion, the ''Los Angeles Times'' building and the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia. He was also the architect for the Hoover Dam and early Caltech dorms.〔 The ballroom opened on October 31, 1940〔 with a dance featuring Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra and band vocalist Frank Sinatra.〔 It had six bars serving liquor and two more serving soft drinks and a $1 cover charge and a $3 charge for dinner.〔 From 1955-1976, the scene of Latin Music Orchestras for ragers sponsored by radio personality Chico Sesma titled Latin Holidays. The Tito Puente Orchestra performed regularly between 1957-1977 to sold out houses of 5000.〔Josephine Powell, "Tito Puente: When The Drums Are Dreaming", Author House 2007.〕 The Joe Loco Orchestra and show performed on the March 1965 Latin Holiday with singer/dancer Josephine "Josie" Powell. During WWII, the Palladium hosted radio broadcasts featuring Betty Grable greeting servicemens' song requests. Big Band acts began losing popularity in the 1950s, causing the Palladium to hold charity balls, political events, auto shows, and rock concerts. In 1961, it became the home of the long-running ''Lawrence Welk Show''. Pop Expo '69, referred to as a "teenage fair," was a youth-oriented event held from 3/28/69 to 4/6/69 at the Palladium, and included performances by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and the MC5. Beginning in the 1980s and 90s, punk rock, rap and heavy metal concerts started to be booked at the venue. Several white power disturbances resulted, eventually leading to the Palladium closing for eight weeks, starting in February 1993. In 1964, it was announced that none of the jazz bands scheduled were to be paid and a riot ensued after the show was cancelled.〔 In 1973 Stevie Wonder performed with Taj Mahal in what was advertised as an "Afrocentric concert" to benefit African refugees.〔 Since 1985, the theater has been owned by Palladium Investors Ltd., a privately held group. Curfews were implemented in 1993 and a show by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was called off because of a brawl that occurred a few nights earlier, .〔 It was also used for Hollywood celebrity parties.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hollywood Palladium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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