Hollywood Palladium

The Hollywood Palladium features a massive, streamlined art deco facade with a wide, rounded marquee that wraps around the corner of Sunset Boulevard. Tommy Dorsey opened this ballroom in nineteen forty, using the money he saved by buying the site from a bankrupt film studio. He wanted a space where his big band could play to thousands of dancers at once. The floor sits on a bed of springs, which gives it a bounce that feels distinct when the room fills with people.