world’s largest dance hall in 1914 on Bois Blanc (White Wood) Island in Ontario
Toronto. You may be surprised that in 1914, the world’s largest dance hall was in Canada! The island, a popular resort today, is a bit south of Windsor, Ontario.
This photo and the related story were discovered by my good friend and fellow photo-historian, George Dunbar. George writes, “I’d never before heard of this, the World’s Largest Dance Hall.”. More information and photos are here on the Canadian Geographic web site.
The title for this post is a 1955 song sung here by Georgia Gibbs. I can remember listening to the catchy tune on our old kitchen radio back then.
