Katie Ramori Piazza posing outside the Ramori store in the Route 66 hamlet of Rosati, Missouri in the early 1930s
''One of the more successful cultural ventures in the city’s history appears now only in wistful obituaries. It would appear that numerous older Idaho Falls residents lived it up, and met their future spouses, at the Wandamere dance hall, built in 1929 on South Yellowstone Highway. The Wandamere, with a luxurious 20-foot ceiling, played host to many of the early 20th century’s best musical acts, including Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Artie Shaw. Sadly, a heavy snowfall caved in the venue’s roof in 1951, closing it down for good just as a new (but dance-less) live performance venue, the Civic Auditorium, was under construction.'' Here's a July 8th, '33 program of mom's .. she danced with my dad 4 times. Doesn't tell who the band was.
The Jalopy Journal
