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74:. It was distinctively oriental in all of its features. The building was built on 4.5 acres (1.8 ha). The building was set back three hundred feet from the road and featured a horseshoe driveway to the main entry. There was a walkway leading to the entry with a large fountain in the center. When the club opened, it had a parking lot for over three hundred automobiles. The interior featured a stage, dance floor, dining rooms, and lounging rooms. The dance floor was billed as the largest in the Southwest. The main dining room had a seating capacity of 450.
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312:"The Baghdad Supper Club—Grand Prairie—1928–1952,"
179:Alvin Wahl and His Bagdad Colored Orchestra (1930)
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