The Metro St. Louis Live Music
Historical Society
Benld Coliseum
Benld IL
Owner: Joyce Tarro
Sadly, the beautiful old gal was gutted by an accidental fire on July 30, 2011
Here's a wonderful Coliseum Documentary:
Above, below and right, Ike & Tina Turner, June and July 1968 |
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In the 80's, we came for the BEAUTIFUL waitresses!
The Royal Ambassadors onstage in the 1934
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An interior shot of the grand old lady as a flea market!
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Above and below, a few more great shots of the Old Stage Curtains with Seadog onstage!
...and just like that, in the sad blink of an eye, she's gone!
If you have any photos, facts or memories of this club, please email me at: greg@dejawho.com
Photos from Suzie Raymond Wildhaber, Jim Marcacci and Jon Ubben