FUNKYTOWN—Local senior citizens gathered this morning to commemorate the historic Funkytown Community Dance Hall one last time before its scheduled demolition tomorrow, a move that officials have dubbed necessary to help grow emerging industry. The facility slated to replace the old building received unanimous support from area manufacturers last June and will specialize in leopard print strobe lights and Rubik’s cube ottomans.
“Gotta move on,” said Jeremiah Alcott, a 97-year-old retired cowbell repairman. “Gotta move on.”
For Alcott and others, the occasion marked a bittersweet end to an era as they bid farewell to the ballroom that hosted their proms and homecoming dances, now nearly a century ago.
Holding back tears, he added: “Gotta move on.”