Moseley's on the Charles

Moseley's on the Charles, located on the banks of the Charles River in Dedham, Massachusetts, was the oldest continuous-running ballroom in the country.^[1]^[2] Founded in 1905 by Elisha Moseley,^[2] it originally functioned as a summer canoe house in addition to the ballroom.^[1]

Duke Ellington's Washingtonians,^[3] Harry James, Les Brown, Buddy Rich, The Platters, Lenny Clark, Pat Cooper, and Steve Sweeney have all performed in the hall.^[1]^[2] Each December it hosts the annual meeting of The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves.^[4]

In 1998 it was purchased by Edward DeVincenzo, who began working in the coatroom years before.^[2] It closed in 2022.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Fleming, Nicole (October 1, 2016). "Gunfire near historic ballroom leaves two injured in Dedham". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Behrens, John (March 2011). America's Music Makers: Big Bands & Ballrooms 1912-2011. AuthorHouse. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4567-2952-3.
^ Mark Tucker (1995). Ellington: The Early Years. University of Illinois Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-252-06509-5.
^ "The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves". Retrieved June 15, 2015.