Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco
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Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco was a famed 1960s psychedelic rock venue and dance hall in the city’s Polk Gulch neighborhood, known for hosting iconic bands of the era and its vibrant countercultural scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920244 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco Context triple: [Live/Dead, recordedAt, Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco]
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A.
Fillmore West
Fillmore West was a legendary San Francisco rock concert venue of the late 1960s and early 1970s, renowned for hosting iconic performances by major psychedelic and rock artists.
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B.
Fox Theatre San Francisco
Fox Theatre San Francisco was a lavish, historically significant movie palace in San Francisco known for its grand architecture and role in the golden age of American cinema exhibition.
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C.
Curran Theatre, San Francisco
Curran Theatre in San Francisco is a historic Broadway-style venue renowned for hosting major theatrical productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
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D.
San Francisco Civic Auditorium
The San Francisco Civic Auditorium is a historic multipurpose event venue in San Francisco known for hosting major cultural, political, and technological events, including landmark demonstrations in computing history.
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E.
Palomar Ballroom
The Palomar Ballroom was a famous Los Angeles dance hall and swing-era hotspot that became historically significant as a launching point for the big band swing craze in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco Target entity description: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco was a famed 1960s psychedelic rock venue and dance hall in the city’s Polk Gulch neighborhood, known for hosting iconic bands of the era and its vibrant countercultural scene.
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A.
Fillmore West
Fillmore West was a legendary San Francisco rock concert venue of the late 1960s and early 1970s, renowned for hosting iconic performances by major psychedelic and rock artists.
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B.
Fox Theatre San Francisco
Fox Theatre San Francisco was a lavish, historically significant movie palace in San Francisco known for its grand architecture and role in the golden age of American cinema exhibition.
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C.
Curran Theatre, San Francisco
Curran Theatre in San Francisco is a historic Broadway-style venue renowned for hosting major theatrical productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
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D.
San Francisco Civic Auditorium
The San Francisco Civic Auditorium is a historic multipurpose event venue in San Francisco known for hosting major cultural, political, and technological events, including landmark demonstrations in computing history.
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E.
Palomar Ballroom
The Palomar Ballroom was a famous Los Angeles dance hall and swing-era hotspot that became historically significant as a launching point for the big band swing craze in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterculture landmark
ⓘ
music venue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Family Dog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LSD counterculture ⓘ San Francisco psychedelic poster art ⓘ |
| buildingUseAfterClosure |
office space
ⓘ
other commercial uses ⓘ |
| closed | 1969 ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith | Fillmore Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalEra | 1960s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Chet Helms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic music venue ⓘ |
| hostedAct |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Country Joe and the Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Airplane NERFINISHED ⓘ Moby Grape NERFINISHED ⓘ Quicksilver Messenger Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Miller Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The 13th Floor Elevators NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blues Project NERFINISHED ⓘ The Butterfield Blues Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The Byrds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chambers Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Charlatans (San Francisco band) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doors NERFINISHED ⓘ The Electric Flag NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ The Steve Miller Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The Steve Miller Blues Band NERFINISHED ⓘ The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ The Youngbloods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later rock concert promotion
ⓘ
psychedelic visual design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1960s counterculture events
ⓘ
dance concerts ⓘ psychedelic rock concerts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Western Addition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Polk Gulch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ballroom dancing
ⓘ
light shows ⓘ psychedelic concert posters ⓘ |
| opened | 1966 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Family Dog Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | San Francisco music scene ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1268 Sutter Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco Description of subject: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco was a famed 1960s psychedelic rock venue and dance hall in the city’s Polk Gulch neighborhood, known for hosting iconic bands of the era and its vibrant countercultural scene.
Referenced by (1)
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