Thorndike Hall is in the second floor of a downtown building which is generally well preserved and features an elaborately painted ceiling by Hansen and Willer. The hall was constructed in 1907-1908 and last used in the 1940s and 50s. Thorndike Hall is where Glen Miller played in a band led by Cambridge native Tommy Watkins in 1924 to see if people enjoyed dancing to the new sound. Watkins is credited as the person who met Miller in Denver and hired him to play trombone and arrange music. Miller eventually broke off and started his own band and moved to California.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Thorndike Hall (Cambridge, NE)
Thorndike Hall is in the second floor of a downtown building which is generally well preserved and features an elaborately painted ceiling by Hansen and Willer. The hall was constructed in 1907-1908 and last used in the 1940s and 50s. Thorndike Hall is where Glen Miller played in a band led by Cambridge native Tommy Watkins in 1924 to see if people enjoyed dancing to the new sound. Watkins is credited as the person who met Miller in Denver and hired him to play trombone and arrange music. Miller eventually broke off and started his own band and moved to California.
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