9 2 2 ▁with ▁a ▁floor plan ▁designed ▁to ▁hold ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁ball room ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁at ▁that ▁point . ▁It ▁would ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁great ▁ball rooms ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁before ▁the ▁stock ▁market ▁crash ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁put ▁a ▁halt ▁to ▁new ▁construction . ▁The ▁others ▁were ▁the ▁Jefferson ▁Ball room , ▁the ▁Grande ▁Ball room , ▁the ▁Mont ic ello ▁Ball room , ▁the ▁Beach ▁Ball room , ▁the ▁Van ity ▁Ball room , ▁and ▁the ▁Mir ror ▁Ball room . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁after ▁dec ades ▁of ▁decay , ▁neglect , ▁and ▁occupation ▁by ▁v and als , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Historic ▁Detroit ▁— ▁Gray stone ▁Ball room ▁ ▁Category : D em ol ished ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Detroit ▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Michigan ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Michigan <0x0A> </s> ▁Jul ie ▁H . ▁Riv kin ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁ ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁literary ▁critic ▁and ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁at ▁Connecticut ▁College ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁publications ▁on ▁literary ▁theory ▁and ▁Henry ▁James ,