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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Are Texas Dance Halls in Danger?

According to a list released by Preservation Texas of the most endangered historic buildings in the state in 2008, Texas dance halls are in danger both because of neglect and encroaching subdivisions. These dance halls, which once served as meeting places for early Texas settlers, including many Czech and German communities, still number in the hundreds but are all too quickly in danger of fading away.

The dance halls highlighted by Preservation Texas, a statewide nonprofit organization, include:

• Bellville Turnverein, Bellville
• Luckenbach Hall, south of Fredericksburg
• Bandera Cabaret Dance Hall, Bandera
• Quihi Gun Club, Castroville
• Anhalt Verin Hall, Anhalt
• Schroeder Dance Hall, Yorktown
• DeAnda’s Dance Hall, Houston
• Double Bayou Dance Hall, Anahuac
• Sons of Hermann Hall, Dallas
• Cotton Club, Dallas

The annual list includes a dozen other historic properties, from homes to hotels.

For more information:
• visit www.preservationtexas.org

posted by Paris & John @ 3:25 PM