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Dance Pavilion
Gilbert, Arizona
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For many years this site was a vacant lot. In the late 1930s Mr. Templeton converted the lot into a dance pavilion by constructing a wood floor, adding lights, and surrounding it with a fence. Couples who came to dance on Saturday nights paid ten cents each. Originally, music was provided by local volunteers. Later, town merchants hired musical groups to perform, and dancing was free. The pavilion operated until the early 1940s and also hosted boxing matches on week nights. This building was constructed in 1958. It was used for many businesses until 1998, when it was purchased by Mary Ellen Fresquez. It first opened as Ink It! and was the home of Gallery 225.
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