ðə kɹˈɪstəl bˈɔːlɹuːm wʌzɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ plˈeɪs wˌɪtʃ dɹˈuː bˈændz fɹʌm ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ ænd ðɪ ˈiːstɚn juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z θɹuː ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z.
The Crystal Ballroom was a popular gathering place which drew bands from Chicago and the eastern United States from the 1920s through the 1940s'.