January 19, 2011

Music Geography: Spanish Castle Magic

According to the lyrics of Spanish Castle Magic by The Jimi Hendrix Experience:

It's very far away
It takes about a half a day to get there
If we travel by my, dragonfly
No it's not in Spain
But all the same, you know, it's a groovy name
And the wind's just right, Hey!


So if it is not in Spain, where is it?

It was in located in the Midway area of then unincorporated King County, Washington (now Des Moines), almost exactly halfway between Seattle and Tacoma, from 1931 to 1968.


Pacific Northwest Bands: The Spanish Castle


Historylink: Spanish Castle Ballroom

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