Willowbrook Ballroom (Willow Springs, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Willow Springs / Willow Springs, Illinois / South Archer Avenue (Illinois Route 171), 8900
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The Willowbrook Ballroom is a dance ballroom and banquet facility located in Willow Springs, Illinois along Archer Avenue. It was founded in 1921 by John Verderbar and named Oh Henry Park. Today, the ballroom continues to host ballroom dancing events with a live orchestra weekly. The Willowbrook Ballroom has its original 6,000-square-foot (560 sq. m) "floating" maple dance floor.
The Willowbrook Ballroom is often cited as the last place Resurrection Mary danced before her death. Her ghost is said to appear at the ballroom at times, dancing with the patrons.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willowbrook_Ballroom
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Coordinates:   41°43'43"N   87°52'54"W

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  • Ballroom burnt down in 2016. No word on the whereabouts of Resurrection Mary.
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