People didn't just frequent the Aragon. They came, they danced and became decades-long loyal patrons. Some celebrated golden anniversaries there. It was the same for the ballroom's employees. In 1969, waitress Josephine Conlon had already worked there for 35 years. Concessionaire Carl "Doc" Pfeil was like family. Paul Burton's orchestra was the house band for over twenty years. And Frank Menger (above right), shown talking with Lloyd Meyers at the Aragon in 1946, was the Cleveland dance inspector who kept order at the ballroom on West 25th Street for over 50 years.
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