History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 1: The Begng | Edmonton Cy as Mm Project ECAMP

Contents:

• LIST OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS
• THE BEST EDMONTON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS EDMONTON
• HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 5: INTO TODAY
• HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 4: THE EXPANDG SCENE
• GAY NIGHTLIFE - BARS, CLUBS, SNAS - NEED ADVICE - EDMONTON FOM
• HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 2: A FLASHBACK TO FLASHBACK
• HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 1: THE BEGNG
• HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 3: THE LONG-RUNNG

LIST OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS

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THE BEST EDMONTON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS EDMONTON

Before we look at the most recent of gay bars Edmonton, let’s explore some honourable mentns. Outlastg the first attempt at a gay bar on Whyte Avenue (Club Aquari), Chigo opened s doors at 10838 – 82 Avenue. Gay bars outsi the downtown area were rare, but one attempt was ma 1999 to open a lbian-focsed space on Calgary Trail.

Operatg between 2001 and 2002, they looked to ter to a more sophistited gay crowd though they never really achieved this goal. In the sprg of 2005, Dennis Cambly (the owner of Pri Vio on the send floor of 10121 – 124 Street) ma his entry to the gay bar scene wh DiNovi’s Marti Lounge. Another lotn home to two different gay bars was the basement space at 10220 – 103 Street.

HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 5: INTO TODAY

By 2017, Evolutn was the only gay bar Edmonton, and remas that way 2020.

There had always been those rare “straight” spac that were “gay-iendly, ” om John Reid’s Rebar to spac like the now-closed Emprs on Whyte.

HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 4: THE EXPANDG SCENE

Ongog rtrictns around COVID-19 leave a very different feel, but what feels the same is the celebratn of queer space and art, and the credible muny support which is what will keep Edmonton’s last gay bar alive and thrivg.

List of Edmonton’s Gay Bars. When nsirg Edmonton’s gay bar history, there were over thirty venu almost half a century. After about a year and a half of operatn, they cid to rename the bs and gear toward the gay muny.

The venue altered between gay and straight dienc throughout the years.

GAY NIGHTLIFE - BARS, CLUBS, SNAS - NEED ADVICE - EDMONTON FOM

For reasons nobody uld que put their fgers on, the space jt never appealed enough to the gay muny for any of the ventur to be succsful. For the send time LGBTQ history, a queer-based bs had been forced out of s space by homophobic owners. It took time, but their posns regardg homosexualy eventually changed.

One of the more unique gay bars Edmonton was a former Howard & McBri Funeral Parlor.

Wh most of the gay bars to date primarily terg to the gay male populatn, the lbian muny felt the need to create spac that were appealg to them. When Jim Schafer passed away 2010, the historic gay bar lotn of Club 70 and Boots beme available. On September 22, 2012, the Junctn closed s doors, brgg to an end forty-two years gay bar operatn that space.

HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 2: A FLASHBACK TO FLASHBACK

Right: “A Ltle Gay Bar on 106 Street, ” closg night event at Junctn Bar & Eatery, September 22, 2012.

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HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 1: THE BEGNG

And nothg has ever been wrten this magaze for an overview of the gay life. Buddy's and Woody's ter predomantly to a male clientele, whereas I believe that The Junctn and Flash ter to both lbians and gay men. The mise of Boots was very sad as had been open for over 30 years and was the longt nng gay tablishment Canada.

Acrdg to owner John Reid, was to be “for gay people and their iends. For the send time, a gay bar was a basement.

Gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, or straight were all wele as long as they rpected the right for same-sex activi to be the foc of an eveng’s entertament. Wh many LGBTQ muny members brgg along their iends (both gay and straight), the club regularly reached the pacy set by the ALCB.

HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 3: THE LONG-RUNNG

Though was not a gay bar, the crowds were very much a mix of people. When the landlord found out that gay people were g his buildg, he promptly put locks on the doors and nied further entry. Ias nnected to social pury activism that emerged the 1890s began impactg how society was expected to thk, and as the Send World War began, so did the persecutn of gay men.

It was beg difficult to meet other gay men, and Edmonton-based law enforcement were creasgly chargg dividuals wh crim such as gross cency, buggery, and posssn of obscene lerature.

Bill C-150 opened the doors to the gay and lbian muny Edmonton, fally allowg for the opportuny to meet others a “public” place. Many tabl were filled wh gay men shortly after openg each day. In the evengs, the back sectn of the Mayfair Hotel tavern was a haven for members of the gay and lbian muny, often meetg to swill back untls draft glass, sloshg beer over the terry cloth table vers that were required by the Alberta Liquor Control Board (ALCB) which then dripped down onto the beer-soaked rpet (another requirement of the ALCB.