My friend Albert Boulanger brought this awesome factoid to my attention: to compete with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the 1939, the Golden Gate Ballroom also featured roller-skating.
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Can you imagine getting to lindy hop AND rollerskate in the same lavish ballroom? Sigh.
SOURCE: The Birth of Bebop, By Scott DeVeaux ยท 1997