The Rainbow Ballroom (Denver)

The Rainbow Ballroom
Address38 E 5th Avenue
Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°43′26″N 104°59′12″W / 39.7239°N 104.9866°W / 39.7239; -104.9866
Capacity3,000
Construction
Built1927 (1927)
OpenedSeptember 16, 1933 (September 16, 1933)
Closed1961 (1961)

The Rainbow Ballroom was a dance hall in Denver, Colorado that was one of the best known dance halls west of the Mississippi, according to a 1946 Billboard article. Its capacity of 3,000 made it the largest indoor dance hall in Colorado during its 28 years of existence from its opening day on September 16, 1933, to its closing day in 1961.