The story was that the building was a place of entertainment for the miners. Boxing matches, music, and dances were held there. A unverified story was that once two men got into a fight over what kind of music the band should play, waltzes or square dancing music. The proponent of square dancing shot the waltz fan, and was hanged for it. I didn't know Strauss had that kind of potential for homicide.
A very interesting old building and good story, Heidi.
ReplyDeleteNice cornices on the old building. It was good that they didn't have large Greek letters, stone lions, or Confederate flags on it.
ReplyDeleteI love those old-style buildings. If I ever get my Really Big House (which I wrote about in my blog a few years ago), it will have features like this. And as a dancer, I guess I'll need to be careful when I waltz...
ReplyDeleteA beautiful old building. It's a shame the place is a ghost town, so it won't be kept up.
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