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The infamous site of the February 2, 1959, Winter Dance Party that featured Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper--their final performance before a plane crash the following morning took their lives.

Surf Ballroom, exterior facade.

Surf Ballroom, exterior facade.

Surf Ballroom, exterior, showing memorial stone.

Surf Ballroom, exterior, showing memorial stone.

Surf Ballroom, interior, showing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum plaque.

Surf Ballroom, interior, showing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum plaque.
Surf Ballroom. National Register of Historic Places. . . https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=bf20ea56-6d82-4406-b4c9-4629c9f75568.