Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this episode, we continue the discussion on music and theater venues from days gone by, completing our tour in two Cleveland, Ohio locations; the old Variety Theater and the now-gone Avalon Theater. Tales will be told and history will unfold, so warm yourself up with a mug of hot chocolate, order in a big steaming pizza, settle in wherever you are, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great week and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠ Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr (come on over and say hello!) Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this episode, we take a look at the abandoned music halls and ballrooms and theaters that once heralded in a sonic movement of sound that shaped our modern world, and which provided the youth of yesteryear a place to become more than the sum of their parts through shared experiences and sheer energetic magic. We’ll be looking at the Vanity and Grande Ballrooms of Detroit, Michigan as well as the sad remains of the Palace in Gary, Indiana. This is only part one of the episode, so stay tuned for the continuation, where we head back to my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio for the finale! Tales will be told and history will flow, so warm yourself up with an adult beverage of choice, make a big simmering pot of chili, settle in wherever you are, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great week and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠ Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr (come on over and say hello!) Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” And a HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and yours! In this first episode of a new fifth season, I’m diving into what is sort of an obscure topic right here in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, and expounding on a place that is sadly now long gone (the remnants of which are also being torn down as we speak). A place of artistic inspiration, community togetherness and a spark of Rust Belt ingenuity that gave so many others joy and a little bit of gritty wonderment in a time when things were maybe not at their best. I’m talking here about the TEMPLE OF LOST LOVE, an underground art installation that once existed in the Cleveland Flats along the Cuyahoga River (under a bridge that is ALSO about to become extinct). A little known and interesting topic that I sort of fell down the rabbit hole on, so get yourself a mug of warm hot chocolate, nuke some taquitos in the microwave, settle in wherever you are, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great week and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠ Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr (come on over and say hello!) Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social