Bad economic times gives a dance community back its dance hall

[RickRS]

Jessup, Maryland get a popular Baravian dance hall back from the developers.

Story (http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/16/blobs.park.lives.again/index.html)

Blob Hall, opened in 1933 and closed in 2007, reopened after developers decided not to ravage the structure to start a new housing development in these times of slow economic growth.

Some silver lining in every cloud.

[elisedance]

Is the place safe now or is it just waiting for the times to turn around again...

[Joe]

Safe until the economy turns and the Ft. Meade BRAC starts cranking.

[RickRS]

Well, the article said they have a three year lease, so they get a few more years. The gentleman behind the dancehall is hoping to continue for at least 10 years, but Joe's right, it seems only a matter of time before the developers pull the plug yet again.

[Chris Stratton]

Keep thinking it should be possible to have both... housing built around (or in a city, over or under) a dance space...

[etp777]

I know a LOT of dancers that'd pay for apartment/condo in same building as their studio. heck, I know dancer's who'd put air mattress in our studio as is if it just had a shower. :)

[elisedance]

you leave your studio? bizzare concept...

[QPO]

More decent floors I say, but dancers are not good drinks of alcohol and most of these places dont survivie without charging for Alcohol. So yes most places are community halls, well wishing them a long stint :-)