When the remodeled Valencia Ballroom reopened after renovations in October 1934, famed big band leaders who performed there considered it one of the best swing dance halls in America. The 2,000 people attending the opening of this venue did too and they kept coming back to the hall. Fourteen murals of landscapes tied to the venue's namesake region in Spain added to the setting for dancers and later greeted the swing orchestras of Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller and the vocals of Frank Sinatra. Today, the Valencia carries the same reputation as a first-class venue.