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In 1965, and taking much pressure, the ruins of the former front building were removed. The area is still undeveloped today. From 1967 to 1989 the management of the ballroom went to Clärchen's stepdaughter
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Fritz Bühler (1862–1929) and his wife Clara Bühler (1886–1971) opened "Bühler's
Ballhaus" on September 13, 1913, in the rear building of Auguststrasse 24/25. The house was built around 1895 with two halls: the dance hall on the ground floor and the mirror hall on the upper floor. After Fritz Bühler's
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In 2018 the house was bought by Yoram Roth who moved to replace Regehr and Schulz after disagreements in late 2019 while keeping the "spirit" of the establishment. After renovations, the
Ballhaus reopened in July 2020 with a new operator.
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death, Clara initially continued to run the dance hall, by now known as "Clärchens
Ballhaus", on her own. In 1932, she married Arthur Habermann (1885-1967), who supported her in her work. The front building was destroyed in
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Ballhaus is one of Berlin's last remaining dance halls from as early as 1900. During the GDR era, it was known to both East and West Germans as a meeting place.
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