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In The Mood Ballroom |
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13 South Main Street | Temple Texas 76501 | 254-773-7088 |
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In 1996, Rudy was attending a Dance in Austin at The Senior Activity Center with one of his students. Karen was at the same Dance with her mother. Karen asked her mother ?If that Dance Teacher Guy is here tonight, I want to dance with him.? So Karen?s mother asked Rudy if he would dance with her daughter and he did ! It just so happened that the song was ?In The Mood.? That was the beginning. |
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Rudy has been teaching in Austin since 1992 as well as the Copperas Cove & Temple area since 1996. So we decided to look in Temple for a building to rent in order to have a dance once a month as we were doing in Austin. As we walked around downtown Temple we found one building with a ?For Sale by Owner? sign in the window. Intrigued we walked in to have a look. We were thrilled when we saw that is was all open space. 6600 Square feet of open space! We were told the floor (under the carpet, 1970 avocado green shag), was all hardwood. We toured the upstairs, another 6600 square feet - what a great space to renovate for our home! It did not take us long to decide this would make a great ballroom and we could live upstairs.So we bought the building! |
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After all the paperwork was completed, renovations were started in April 1999. Working 7 days a week for 7 months we opened the ballroom onNovember 20, 1999. |
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The upstairs is still a work in progress! |
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Research on the building revealed that in 1885 it was a one story wooden structure only half as large as the structure today. However by 1888 it was a two story all brick building occupying both 11 & 13 South Main Street. |
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McLellans occupied one side of the building from 1927 and then expanded into the other side in the mid 40?s and closed in the early 70?s. Through the years a variety of businesses have occupied the building such as: a General Mercantile, a Fair & Racket Store, Perry Brothers, Shoe Stores, a Pharmacy and a Tin Shop (in the back of the building circa 1905). That only covers the downstairs! |
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Upstairs there have been offices of Doctors, Dentists, Lawyers, Photographers & more. |
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We have found many items from McLellans, including perfumes, a wooden top, toy boats, jacks, marbles & more. We also stumbled onto a treasure trove of old bottles under the building as we were adding in the plumbing. |
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So along with the hours of blood, sweat & tears there were great moments of priceless fun & joy. Like dancing in our work clothes around & onto ladders & other obstacles! |
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