The popularity of the Pla-Mor ballroom declined in the 1940s as suburbanization drew populations out of the city and ballroom entertainment became less attractive. The ballroom permanently closed in 1951 with other attractions at the Pla-Mor complex following soon after. The legendary Kansas City venue opened on Thanksgiving 1927 to a crowd of 4,000 patrons who came out to dance to the sounds of the Jean Goldkette Orchestra.1 The Pla-Mor was home to more than music, and the complex claimed to be the largest indoor amusement center in the country in the 1920s, offering a bowling alley and billiards room underneath the ballroom and an ice hockey rink next door.4 In 1931 the Pla-Mor complex added the largest swimming pool west of the Mississippi.4 During its heyday the Ballroom welcomed jazz greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Claude 'Fiddler' Williams, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra. Back when Tom Pentergast ran the city (1925-1938) nightlife was vibrant. Blue Room The Majestic Restaurant Green Lady. When the club first appeared on the scene it was Kansas Citys Golden Age of jazz.

The Pla-Mor Ballroom was a popular jazz venue and entertainment complex that operated from 1927 to 1951. The Phoenix is a popular night club in downtown Kansas Citys old Burgeoning Garments district.

Kansas city jazz bars