Barrio Blue Moon is one of Tucson's older neighborhoods and was named after the "Blue Moon Ballroom" a dance hall which opened in 1920 and was very popular until it burned down on March 16, 1947.
Entertainers, Billy Eckstien, Paul Whitman and Tommy Dorsey performed at the "Blue Moon". Many longtime residents recall dancing there which they describe as a large barn with wodden window flaps which were pulled up at night so the cooling air could enter. More...