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Anonymous
I worked there while it was an antique store and they had stopped using the bar area all together. But we did store cleaning supplies over there and both myself and coworkers would hear growling while in there, but only when we were alone
On the Mezzanine level you could hear voices. I always got the impression there were multiple entities there.
In the long corridor room that separates what was once the bookstore from the ballroom floor there have DEFINITELY been multiple occurrences of the lights going out randomly, followed by the appearance of a woman's silhouette on the security camera.
Also. By the stage. There was this heavy glass table that would ALWAYS fall over. Always. And there was just no explanation for why.
The Nat Ballroom
The Amarillo Natatorium, a celebrated club and landmark located at 2705 W. 6th Avenue in Amarillo, opened in July 1922. Originally designed by local architect Guy Carlander, the facility was constructed to surround an open-air community swimming pool that measured 36 feet by 101 feet. With the popularity of the pool, the facility was enclosed the following year to provide year-round use.
The Nat Ballroom - 1926
In 1926 J. D. Tucker purchased the Natatorium, which was commonly called “The Nat.” He covered the swimming pool with 10,000 square feet of maple flooring to create a dance floor and stage for his new dance palace, and the venue became a popular ballroom. A second story was added and possibly housed gambling rooms at some point. Amarillo businessman Harry Badger bought The Nat in the early 1930s and renamed it The Nat Dine and Dance Palace. He built the castle-like façade on the structure and added an entrance to the dance hall area to pull in patrons from Route 66, the major highway for a growing number of motorists. Badger also added a dining area—The Nat Café.
Heralded for its fine dance floor and other upscale amenities, The Nat was a notable venue during the big band era and hosted such luminaries as the orchestras of Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, Duke Ellington, the Dorsey Brothers, and Harry James. Reportedly, at its peak, more than forty employees worked at The Nat.
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