The Balboa Park Club Ballroom
This is a 7,000 square foot span of 1930's hardwood floor... with not a pillar in sight.  Elegant, nostalgic, perfect for the sounds of the Sue Palmer Orchestra as led by Jimmy Woodard of the Swinging Kings. You will be transported to another time, another era.

 

The 1930s meant Prohibition was still in effect and the only way to legally enjoy certain beverages was to have a medical prescription. (You just might find some available).  If not, be watchful for the San Diego Police (Historical Association) patrolling the vicinity in their 1934 Paddy Wagon ready to cart away any violators or to nab the likes of Bonnie and Clyde, should they dare to show their faces at the event (as rumor has it, they will!)

The cars of the era had an elegance of their own.  The Vintage Car Club of San Diego will bring their best 30s treasures for photo ops and 1930s style ambiance.

And FDR's favorite dessert?  It will be revealed (and available for sale) in the "Journey to the Thirties"Bake Sale and accompanying Cook Book of 1930s' recipes.  Mock apple pie anyone?  

The 1930s was an elegant era...somewhat in reaction to the silliness of the "Roaring Twenties". 

Think Erte and Art Deco lines and designs.  Hair in waves close to the head and men wearing fedoras all the time.  Even the gangsters were styling! 




Dance Marathons were all the rage starting in the twenties and culminating in the 30's when they were banned as immoral by many social groups.

Ours will be only for fun, prizes and playful competition. And to remember the past.