Madame Peabody's Dancing Academy for Young Ladies The Dance | |
Address | 172 S. Washington Street |
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Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Coordinates | 47°36′04″N 122°19′56″W / 47.6011°N 122.3321°W |
Operator | John and Margaret Delevitti |
Opened | 1930 |
The Casino (nicknamed "Madame Peabody's Dancing Academy for Young Ladies"[1] and "The Dance") was a gay and lesbian dance club, café, pool hall, and card room located in Pioneer Square in Seattle.[2][3] It was opened by Joseph Bellotti in 1930[1] in the basement of the building where The Double Header was located.[2][4] It was known as one of the places most welcoming of gays on the West Coast.