Crystal Ballroom, Pontoosuc Lake, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

• Operator: Jerry & Letty Manus[1]
• Floor size: 120' x 70'[1]
• Floor type: [?]
• Primary reason for closing: Fire.[1]
• Opened (for skating): 1936[2] - 1938[1]

Timeline
• 1922 - Opened & used for dancing.[1]
• 1932 - Leased to W.J.Cook, Freeman M. Miller & Albert W. Wood.[1]
Jerry Manus had later leased it.
• 1934 - Building purchased by George Ferris.[1]
• 1937 - Building purchased by Jerry Manus.[1]
• 1938 - Crystal Ballroom burned down in February 1938.[1]
Land is now part of Pontoosuc Lake Park

Rebuilt in June 1938 as: Crystal Palace, 1249 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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