The New York institution closes tonight.
On Monday, Lady Gaga will play the final show at New York's Roseland Ballroom.
After a few years in Philadelphia, the Roseland Ballroom's founders opened in New York as a "whites-only" club for "refined dancing" in 1919. According to The New York Times, black artists began performing at Roseland by 1924, but segregation among visitors lasted longer.
A lot, fortunately, has changed since then — the club moved locations, and has played host to the likes of Kurt Cobain, BeyoncĂ©, and Bill Clinton.
In the '20s, the Roseland was the location of a "stilt dancing marathon."
The photo's caption reads: "The most recent innovations in marathons, stilt dancing, was held in New York City ballroom on Feb. 6th. Due to the falling of some participants the Roseland ballroom owners called a halt to this novel contest after four hours."
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And here's a photo of "Old Man Prohibition" hanging from a pole outside in 1933.
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Couples dancing to the Dolly Dawn band in 1941.
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