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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Swarming time
Summer has been hot and muggy. Seems to me that the harder the summer then the harder the winter. The bugs and birds have all begun to swarm. The dance of the starlings is so fluid ..Like a ballet in the sky
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Historical Landmark Coliseum Ballroom destroyed by fire.
Coliseum fire
Benld, Illinois
As the band, Shadow of Doubt played, a fire erupted in the attic and back rooms of the building quickly spreading and finally destroying this historical landmark.
The memories that were created in this famous landmark are being recalled by many . Marriage propositions, first kisses, first stolen glances.
Famous bands and singers were drawn to this place.. Among some of them, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, Louis Armstrong, Lawrence Welk.Guy Lombardo, Kay Kyser, Count Basey, and Chuck Berry , Everly Brother, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Johny Rivers and Ray Charles, Ike and Tina Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Seger, Styx, Foghat and Head East, Heart, Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Mama's Pride.
Built in 1923 , it has seen so many different changes.. a ballroom which closed in 1980 reopened later as a skaing rink A few years ago Route 66 Association of Illinois add the coliseum to its hall of fame The last decade saw it as an antique mall.
Faulty electrical wiring is rumored to be the cause of the blaze..
The grounds were not destroyed and a minature golf course still stands. Ironically it is still in halloween dress
The following is from KMOV
http://www.kmov.com/news/
Benld, Illinois
As the band, Shadow of Doubt played, a fire erupted in the attic and back rooms of the building quickly spreading and finally destroying this historical landmark.
The memories that were created in this famous landmark are being recalled by many . Marriage propositions, first kisses, first stolen glances.
Famous bands and singers were drawn to this place.. Among some of them, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, Louis Armstrong, Lawrence Welk.Guy Lombardo, Kay Kyser, Count Basey, and Chuck Berry , Everly Brother, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Johny Rivers and Ray Charles, Ike and Tina Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Seger, Styx, Foghat and Head East, Heart, Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Mama's Pride.
Built in 1923 , it has seen so many different changes.. a ballroom which closed in 1980 reopened later as a skaing rink A few years ago Route 66 Association of Illinois add the coliseum to its hall of fame The last decade saw it as an antique mall.
Faulty electrical wiring is rumored to be the cause of the blaze..
The grounds were not destroyed and a minature golf course still stands. Ironically it is still in halloween dress
(KMOV)-- The legendary Coliseum Ballroom in Benld, Illinois was gutted by fire Saturday night, leaving nothing but a charred shell.
Officials say the fire broke out sometime between 9 and 10 p.m. in the Macoupin County antique mall, about an hour northeast of St. Louis. A band was playing to a full house when the blaze started.
One of the band members told News 4 he noticed a burning smell hours earlier around 7:30 p.m.
Nearly every surrounding department responded to the fire. Flames reportedly rekindled Sunday morning, and crews returned to the scene.
Three people suffered injuries during the blaze. No word yet on their condition.
In its heyday, the ballroom was seen as a historic hotspot on Route 66. It was built in the 1920s, and hosted many celebrities over the years. It was reportedly one of Al Capone's favorite hide-outs.
-- http://www.kmov.com/news/
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