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The three largest pictures on the wall are memorials to the tragedy of the shortened lives of three iconic rock and roll legends.Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, three of the most popular rock and roll stars from the 1950s, performed at the ballroom on February 2, 1959.

The Surf Ballroom is currently owned by the Snyder family of Clear Lake and is open to the public daily.

The Surf Ballroom is a Historic Rock and Roll Landmark at 460 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake, Iowa on the northeast shore of a lake of the same name.The Surf Ballroom was designated an official Rock and Roll Hall of Fame historical landmark by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on January 28, 2009.

The ceremony giving landmark status to the site kicked off a week-long celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the fateful Winter Dance Party concert on February 2, 1959."Surf Ballroom Recognized", Mason City (IA) Globe Gazette, Peggy Senzarino, Thursday, January 29, 2009It was originally built in 1933, burned down in 1947, and rebuilt in 1948, across the street from its original location.

The exterior of the ballroom, and the neighborhood around it, have changed very little since the 1950s.

Immediately after the show, they drove to nearby Mason City airport and chartered a small plane to take them to Fargo, North Dakota to play their next show at the Moorhead Armory, Moorhead, MinnesotaMinneapolis Star/Tribune January 25th, 2009.

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