The Rainbow Ballroom (Denver)

The Rainbow Ballroom
Address	38 E 5th Avenue; Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°43′26″N 104°59′12″W / 39.7239°N 104.9866°W
Capacity	3,000
Construction
Built	1927
Opened	September 16, 1933
Closed	1961

The Rainbow Ballroom was a dance hall in Denver, Colorado that was one of the best known dance halls west of the Mississippi, according to a 1946 Billboard article.^[1] Its capacity of 3,000 made it the largest indoor dance hall in Colorado during its 28 years of existence — from its opening day on September 16, 1933, to its closing day in 1961.

^ "Norton, Deyer Buy Rainbow at Denver", Billboard, pg. 17, col. 1, Dec. 14, 1946 (the article misspells Beyer's surname as "Deyer")

[1] "Norton, Deyer Buy Rainbow at Denver", Billboard, pg. 17, col. 1, Dec. 14, 1946 (the article misspells Beyer's surname as "Deyer")

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Construction

Address	38 E 5th Avenue Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°43′26″N 104°59′12″W / 39.7239°N 104.9866°W / 39.7239; -104.9866
Capacity	3,000
Built	1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Opened	September 16, 1933; 90 years ago (September 16, 1933)
Closed	1961; 63 years ago (1961)