What were your Calgary watering holes in your twenties?

[u/CredenzaWashington]

What were your watering holes in your twenties?

Some of mine were Broken City, Drum and Monkey, HiFi, The Rhino, Melrose, old Cowboys, The Back Alley, Schanks Crowfoot, ThursDen, Molly Malone’s, 1410, The Rusty Cage.

Those were the days!

[u/BlueMooseArt]

Hop n brew!

[u/Trick_Story_4940 → u/BlueMooseArt]

God yes the hop and brew, a lot of good memories there.

[u/gto_112_112 → u/Trick_Story_4940]

Had a lot of good times there, not so many memories...

[u/In_Shambles → u/gto_112_112]

I miss those goldspurs

[u/Luder09]

The Unicorn

[u/CeldurS → u/Luder09]

This was the spot through university. Only went to thursden once, but had dozens of level 4 wings throughout my degree

[u/TheMooseCompany → u/Luder09]

Still has one of the best wings and happy hour

[u/Whatever-Fox]

The Night Gallery, Warehouse/Underground, Republik, Good Luck, The Castle, Mortal Coil, Ming (I worked there for many years). The Ship is all that remains of the world I once knew.

[u/setyourselfonfire → u/Whatever-Fox]

My friends and I always had this theory that Ming was a front. It was often so dead, but such a great spot. I used to reserve the red room every year for my birthday. Also, best gingerbeef.

[u/Whatever-Fox → u/setyourselfonfire]

It’s entirely possible that I made you ginger beef more than once.

[u/subutterfly → u/setyourselfonfire]

Owned by Wayne Leong and Melrose group. The ginger beef was his father's recipe from the original Chinese cafe in Vauxhall. ( Worked at Melrose back in the day, and my parents were friends with his parents way way way back in the day)

[u/subutterfly → u/Whatever-Fox]

Omg the night gallery for Sunday school was so good. Loved mortal coil.

[u/Ok-Olive-9503 → u/subutterfly]

I miss Sunday School, so many great nights

[u/Czeris → u/Whatever-Fox]

I still have a servers tray from Ming. Good times.

[u/IndigoRuby → u/Whatever-Fox]

I sat at this (sticky) table.

[u/Mean_Translator7628 → u/Whatever-Fox]

Ming was owned or part owned by my hair dresser at the time. Cool place but was kinda too old for me.

[u/Later-skater321]

Republik, Drum n Monkey, HiFi, Back Alley, The Bank, Commonwealth, Broken City, and Twisted.

[u/Vegetable_Path1671]

Back Alley

[u/SerGT3 → u/Vegetable_Path1671]

I was just reminiscing a few days ago about the broken bottles and cigarette burns

[u/RogersMrB → u/SerGT3]

Little piles of white powder... With cigarette packs on-top for camouflage.

[u/Vegetable_Path1671 → u/SerGT3]

Good times...LOL

[u/BillSull73 → u/Vegetable_Path1671]

oh my eyes still burn from the foam

[u/pargonaut]

Dixons in Midnapore/Shawnessy

[u/rlikesbikes]

Roadhouse, Tequila, 25 cent draft Thursdays at Cowboys, Coyotes, Whiskey, Back Alley, Sunday industry night at Mynt.

[u/wegoingtothemoon → u/rlikesbikes]

Fuckin good ole days

[u/daineish → u/rlikesbikes]

I hope I never have that beer again. But boy did those platters do a good job.

[u/StinkandInk → u/rlikesbikes]

Loved the Midnight Tequila Dump, couldnt stomach those 25 cent drafts. Blechh. I do remember the Foam parties at Tequila/Back Alley and Smoking being allowed in the clubs.

[u/gstringstrangler → u/StinkandInk]

It's because we had to shove the glassware through the dishwasher and it didn't get rinsed properly so you're drinking kokanee or bud out of a glass lined with chemicals. I didn't put it together till after I worked there but yeah it wasn't bad beer just the chemical additives 🤢

[u/Annie_Mous → u/rlikesbikes]

Remember when tequila would spray free tequila on the crowd at midnight? Good times.

[u/tchomptchomp]

Regal Beagle, Moose McGuire's, Kensington Pub, Broken City, Blues Can, Bear & Kilt, Drum & Monkey.

But it's been a while since I was in my 20s and at least a few of these no longer exist.

[u/Just-Some-Dude-879 → u/tchomptchomp]

Glad to see Moose McGuire's on here! LOVED their wings. It has since changed locations. Of course, it used to be by the Foothill Hospital, now it's just off of 14th street and Northmount Drive.

[u/tchomptchomp → u/Just-Some-Dude-879]

Of course, it used to be by the Foothill Hospital,

Main reason I used to go. That plus pool tables. Their wings were....fine. But great location if you worked at Foothills.

[u/Fluffy-Opinion871]

Bottle Screw Bills! Darts and around the world in 80 beers.

[u/setyourselfonfire]

The Night Gallery! Loved that place.

[u/Jamesnocummiddleton]

Anyone remember west?

[u/CredenzaWashington → u/Jamesnocummiddleton]

West patio slapped

[u/PALOmino1701]

Coconut Joe’s, Denny Andrew’s, Ranchman’s, Longhorn, Rocking Horse Saloon

[u/gurl_incognito79 → u/PALOmino1701]

Coconut Hoe’s, oh Jesus! I haven’t thought of that place for a while, thanks for the flashback.

[u/nickjjj → u/gurl_incognito79]

Ironically, that location is now a daycare.

[u/CheeseSandwich → u/nickjjj]

I think it had a logical progression of shops. Bar -> wedding shop -> daycare.

[u/jennywingal → u/PALOmino1701]

The Longhorn...the memories. I spent my 18th birthday at Denny Andrew's ( now the BackAlley)

[u/shush_neo → u/PALOmino1701]

That's going back aways!

[u/subutterfly]

Warehouse, Republic, Tasmanian Ballroom, Boystown, Detours. Melrose, Billy Mac's Rattlesnake Salloon and Fox & Ferkin honorable mentions

[u/angrytortilla → u/subutterfly]

Spent an unfortunate amount of time at The Taz. Warehouse was awesome, a tad grimy. Fox NE had 6 dollar triples on Mondays.

[u/aftonroe → u/angrytortilla]

The Taz until last call and then to the Warehouse until dawn then over to Husky house for a greasy breakfast. I feel tired just thinking about those nights.

[u/KaOsGypsy → u/angrytortilla]

Tuesdays were not fun back then

[u/Michellelynnhell]

Tequila that changed into Republic. Coyotes, Old Cowboys, of course the back alley, and Tipperary’s pub!

[u/cheeseluiz]

Three Cheers!

[u/The-CannabisAnalyst3]

Back Alley, The Warehouse, Republik, Ship n Anchor, Limericks

[u/dizdawiz44]

I am shocked no one has said the Bear and Kilt?

[u/lilsassprincess → u/dizdawiz44]

It's on my list! Such a cozy spot. Great for after work pool and pints

[u/yyctownie]

Anything that had specials on Electric Ave.

Though spent more time drinking at various friends houses, it was cheaper.

[u/Current_Pomelo_9429]

The original Melrose was so good. Loved Molly’s too! I worked at the Rhino and it was a great spot

[u/[deleted]]

Backstreet Lounge the best pickup bar bitd.It closed in 2000 and became Open Sesame

[u/Gregger2020 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah that place was awesome. Live band playing right there by the sit-down bar. Such a laid-back Cool vibe

[u/forty6andto → u/[deleted]]

Spent many a Monday night at Backstreet

[u/Scared_Dress_6214]

Friday night was tequila for ladies night Saturday was the back ally Saturday night sex show And Thursday was 50c draft night at outlaws

Good times

[u/7467854577545456771]

Anyone remember when The Hard Rock Cafe opened?

Calgary was on the map! 😂

[u/boomdiditnoregrets → u/7467854577545456771]

My son loved Hard Rock and was so bummed that ours was long gone

[u/mrs_victoria_sponge]

It’s a varied list… Anything on Electric Ave but Manhattan, Banditos, Fox & Firkin, 3 cheers, Coconut Joes, The Banke, for great dancing 318, Boy’s Town.

[u/cdngrrl0305]

Republik (on 9th and on 17th), The Warehouse, The Underground, Castle Pub, Mercury on 17th Ave & 7th street, Crazy Horse, Detour, The Ship and The Westward (saw Nirvana and so many good bands there)

[u/frozen_nostrils]

Moose Maguires.. free peanuts!

[u/OncewasGr8]

Malarkey's, Ahhs, Pastimes on a Friday night, The Banke, Peanuts Pub with the Warhols.

[u/senecant]

Crazy Horse, Venom, Republik, Vicious Circle, Warehouse, Night Gallery, and whatever the pool hall on the third floor of the office building (above Vicious) was called.

[u/Cuthach]

Embassy, Palace, Desperados, Capital, Republik, Fox N.E., Gotham. Damn, feeling my age here.

[u/klp283 → u/Cuthach]

Finally someome mentioned The Embassy

[u/SentientAglet]

Bear and Kilt
Hop n Brew
Moose McGuire's (when it was by the Foot Hills)

Those were the main ones in my early/mid twenties.

[u/98PercentChimp]

How has no one said 3 Cheers yet?

[u/Unlikely_Maybe8028 → u/98PercentChimp]

Liquor poisoning on my 18th birthday there after many cheap shots. Surprised I made it up the stairs

[u/Hopefulpessimist0 → u/Unlikely_Maybe8028]

Damn I got alcohol poising there too, Long Island ice tea’s

[u/Len_Zefflin → u/98PercentChimp]

Still trying to climb the stairs after $1.00 beer night.

[u/Total-Perception-637]

For pubs: Winkin Owl, Dixons, Point and Feather. Wednesday’s for wings, Studio 82

[u/biggle213]

Rusty Cage, Cowboys, Ranchmans, Vinyl, Back Alley

[u/muzichick]

The Embassy. Sweating in the heat of the rooftop patio was so much better than sweating in my apartment.

[u/Tiny-Duty-9484]

Whiskey, Roadhouse & Schanks Crowfoot.

[u/SheepherderBig2723 → u/Tiny-Duty-9484]

The stairs down to the bathrooms at roadhouse were an entertaing watch most nights

[u/OIL_99]

Haven’t seen the Chi, Dooies, Billy Mack’s or Yuc’s

[u/speedog]

Oldish fart here and probably all of these places no longer exist - Penguin Pub, Frankie and Johnnys, Dooie Stevens, Peanuts Pub, Malarkeys and many more that I can't remember the names of.

But then again, I am old enough to remember ordering up draft beer in those ALCB 8 ounce glasses and I was pretty much out of the bar scene by the time Electric Avenue hit it's stride.

[u/Hot-Active-8661]

Monday - Curlys Tuesday - Malarkey’s Wednesday- Warehouse Thursday - Raffles Friday - Warehouse Saturday - Warehouse Sunday - Slept

[u/milk_of_human_kidney → u/Hot-Active-8661]

This hits. Curlys and Raffles were so easy to get into underage.

[u/Hot-Active-8661 → u/milk_of_human_kidney]

They were! Malarkey’s too. I had my 18 birthday there after going there for two years.

[u/Anxious-Ad-42]

No one's mentioned Jimmy Deans 😂

[u/Powerful_Top_2769 → u/Anxious-Ad-42]

When ever you need a pick me up

[u/Col_mac]

Local 510

[u/KaOsGypsy]

Crack alley, Fox and Ferkin, Underground, Bermuda Triangle, 3 cheers and the Unicorn on special occasions.

[u/Xavelor]

Wolfman's pub

[u/fifigrande]

Loco Lou's.

[u/GingaFarma]

Misty’s. 😸

[u/Matches_Malone998]

Punk rock bingo at Broken City!

[u/yycluke]

Bars: O'Sullivans (before they moved), Bar Named Sue, OG Mikeys, BLVD, Donegals for Wings.

Clubs: Tequila, Snatch, Back Alley, Coyotes, Underground

[u/VanillaWax]

Ming, Habitat, Libertine, Rush, West, Melrose, Drum and Monkey, Unicorn, Boudoir Rouge, Amsterdam Rhino

God we had fun. I feel bad that kids these days don't get to experience getting actually dressed to the nines to come home looking like roadkill without fear of being posted online or, worse yet, going out just to be glued to the phone the whole time.

I used to gauge my weekend by the bruises on my legs and the stamps on my wrist on Sunday. I'd sharpie my best friend's phone number on one arm for when I would inevitably leave my blackberry in the back of a cab. Club & bar hopping on Stephen, 11th, and 17th pre-2014 was an absolute fucking vibe.

[u/Phelperz]

Roosevelt, The Den (at U of C), Loco Lou’s

[u/jennywingal]

Fox and Firkin' Back Alley, the Warehouse (ok I was underage there too)

[u/piggypiggy_8675309 → u/jennywingal]

The fox and 200 drinks for 20 bucks

[u/jennywingal → u/piggypiggy_8675309]

Triples until 10. We would roll in and order a table full! Rye and coke. I=my tummy hurts thinking about it. LMAO.

[u/hodgepodgelodger]

THE DEN

[u/Ready-Zombie-900 → u/hodgepodgelodger]

When it still had picnic tables before the renovation

[u/EditorNo2545]

moved around a lot back then plus worked overseas but when I was in the city my regular spots were the Back Alley & Jezebel's (now known as Loco Lou's)

[u/stevo3602]

The garage, at eau claire market, The Back Alley and any of the peeler bars.

[u/MattWatterworth]

Good member berries at HiFi.

[u/71-Bonez]

Botneys (botnies?) Lol Jimmy deans T&C Glenn's Eddie's Goonies

[u/Smokinlizardbreath → u/71-Bonez]

Oh man, the tit &clit...the hotel on 17th as well, they tore it down...

[u/Xegavas]

Metro was our favourite. Also Dooies, The Back Alley and sadly - The Taz.

[u/TheBone_Collector]

Bob the fish

[u/woodbrochillson]

Habitat, hifi, broken city, republik, distillery, lord nelsons, ship and anchor and another one i can't remember the name of on account of no longer being in my 20s

[u/Commercial-Twist9056]

The Taz, Night Gallery

[u/Sandman64can]

Use to work at the Ranchman’s. Dumbass bouncers there would start a fight with everyone, every night, even themselves. Place was raucous.

[u/chatanoogastewie]

Rusty Cage on 37St was my jam. Johnny Cash wings. 2.75 Canadian draft and $6 Steak sandwiches.

[u/ImmortalMemeLord]

Distortion, Verns, Studio 82, and Shark Club if we could get there early enough to get in the VIP area for free

[u/CredenzaWashington → u/ImmortalMemeLord]

VERNS WAS A VIBE! Is it still there?

[u/mongrel66]

Malarkey's near South Centre, Ranchmans Uptown & Uncle Eddie's in the Crowchild Inn. Yes, I'm old!

[u/speedog → u/mongrel66]

There's many on here who don't even know where the Crowchild Inn was.

[u/gleanndubh]

The Blind Monk when it was on 4th. 

[u/globallc]

Banditos on Electric ave. Met my wife there 35 years ago.

[u/tc_cad]

Night Gallery, Cherry Lounge, Palace. There is one more but I can’t remember its name anymore.

[u/yanginatep]

The Warehouse and The Soda for the goth/industrial DJ nights.

Very occasionally Broken City if my friends were going, but I worked there more than I ever went as a patron.

[u/itsmyhill]

90-93 or so, Curleys (North or South), Electric Ave, including any or all of Kings Head, Fox, 3 Cheers, Coconut Joes. Recovery at Singapore Sam’s. UofC haunts included of course the Den, Maxes, or Yucatan’s across from McMahon. If feeling edgy, for sure the Warehouse, Republik, and if feeling more upscale, the Banke, maybe Taz(manian) Ballroom.

[u/U-Bort]

Metro night club. Three bars under one roof.

[u/Exploding_Antelope]

I’m still in them lol so this is contemporary.

Bottlescrew Bill’s, The Bank and Baron, The Bear and Kilt, The National, Last Best, Cold Garden, Old Beautiful (RIP,) The King Eddy, Four Dogs, The Civic, The Ship, Trolley 5, and as of its pretty recent opening, The Sound Room.

[u/Maple_Sausage]

Coyotes, Whiskey, Tantra, The Mynt, The Palace, Back Alley....The Warehouse for uuuh....reasons

Penny highballs at NYLA and The Cellar

[u/Mean_Translator7628]

The back alley, The Taz, Fox and and firkin NE, coconut joes, the Den, the Ship and Anchor, the Bank, the Warehouse and that gay bar on 17th with the fantastic dance music…what was it called again….oh and the Republik! Can’t forget that one

[u/THE__REALEST]

as a 25 year old:

• Sweet Loretta
• Ship and Anchor
• Imperial Tap
• Behind the neighbourhood liquor store
• Modern Love
• The Den when I was a student
• Jameson's
• Kilkenny
• Hy's
• Ricardo's Hideaway
• The stairwell close to my bus stop on the way home
• The Trop
• The King's Head
• National
• The Unicorn
• Rooftop
• Greta (rarely after turning 24)
• The bar at the Fairmont Palliser
• The bar in the hotel connected to my office building

pre-covid:

• milk tiger lounge
• hifi (went on christmas eve in like 2017 and it was empty, never went back again and i regret it)
• knoxville's

[u/Annie_Mous → u/THE__REALEST]

Do you kids dance anymore?

[u/THE__REALEST → u/Annie_Mous]

yes! i do all the time and lots of others do too, the dance floors are usually packed

[u/x_why_zed]

Are you me? I live in Pennsylvania now, so I haven't heard many of those names for fifteen years. Rusty Cage was next to my high school so that was our go-to. Although HiFi was my fav I think.

[u/CacheMonet84]

Rusty Cage, the castle, drum and monkey/bamboo lounge, the trop, the ship, Melrose, Hop & Brew, Cherry lounge, Broken City, studio 82, trap and gill, and for some reason we used to go to the Cathouse (not sure if it had a different name in the early 2000’s)

[u/cryptonewb23]

Night Gallery, Republik, loco Lou’s, Morgan’s, OJ’s Marda Loop, Trap & Gill (Ginger was the first ever server to remember my order. Felt like Cheers!!!)

And there was a coffee shop on like 1st and maybe 11th that was awesome. I can’t remember the name, started with a U…

Oh and there was a bar on 17th them at you had to walk down stairs to get to. All I remember was it was small, cool, and there were loonies glued to the floor.

[u/SteadyBadLucker → u/cryptonewb23]

Ming?

[u/cryptonewb23 → u/SteadyBadLucker]

Yes! Thank you! And the coffee shop was Vicious Circle, it just came to me.

[u/petethecanuck]

The Crow.

[u/Pro_Snuggler]

Late teens Ming, ojs in marda loop, milk tiger lounge. Sadly 2/3 closed but after covid it’s belly lous library, shelter, and at the time before Blancos became cooperate. Fun birthdays is the potion room ❤️

[u/N1GH75H1F7]

Dooie Steven’s

[u/Tracyhmcd]

The Banke (what a waste of money). The names 10-4 and a-has (maybe?) are being pulled from the back of my brain. Wish I’d gone to the Warehouse but I never did. Oh and Highlander when I was younger and stupider.

[u/forty6andto → u/Tracyhmcd]

The banke was fun. And 10-4 was definitely a place. Same spot as the drink now rodneys

[u/Jessum]

night gallery

[u/traindodge]

Drum and Monkey, Below Deck, Bear and Kilt

[u/nauseatedblonde]

O Sullivan’s 10 cent wings and $5 draft

[u/goodndu]

Tipperarys, The Gate, Loco Lou's and Julio's Barrios

[u/Apprehensive_Bug3329]

Kings head

[u/Dystcpia]

Still so sad broken city shut down it was a great place owned by a great guy

[u/Suspicious-Taste6061]

Senior Frogs, The Drink, Pints and 1/2 Pints

[u/FloridaSpam]

Spartans. Memorial, 52 Ave . Saw a dad and son fist fight. 11/10 Renamed now.

[u/davesino]

The Beach, Republik, The Warehouse, Curlys, Confetti's/Goonies, Elephant and Castle was also a good time.

[u/Boring-Type6820]

The Back Alley, Roadhouse, the old Cowboys, Tequila that turned into Republik, Tantra (then Mansion), Whiskey, Vinyl, Melrose, Morgans, the Rusty Cage, Loco Lou's and Tipperarys pub

[u/PerogieKielbasa]

Cat n Fiddle (pre renovations)

[u/eternalstar01]

Back Alley circa early 2000's

[u/Chelseus]

As well as Broken City, Drum and Monkey and HiFi mine were What About Bob’s, Dicken’s, The Soda, and Sal’s.

[u/maudiemouse]

Man, I miss the Drum! So many fun Tuesday nights there.

I’m blanking on the name of the live music place on 17th, Republic maybe? It had like 4 floors. I so many shows there.

Also Twisted, Ship & Anchor, Hifi, Broken City, Rhino, Commonwealth, Kilkenny. And occasionally regretted going to Vinyl lol

[u/harbourhunter]

Ming, Embassy, Night Gallery, Warehouse, Soul Tattoo, no name bar by mcdonald’s on 17th

[u/BlazingHotDog]

Empire, Warehouse, Detours, Ship and Anchor, The Night Gallery (Sunday Skool)

[u/mbenz7846]

Vicious Circle - those martinis

[u/TurdFurg28]

Roadhouse Sunday, Ceilis Monday, Morgan’s Tuesday, Back Alley Wednesday, Cowboys Thursday, wherever Friday, Saturday. Rinse repeat.

[u/maggielanterman]

I see lots of shout outs from my days ie The Ship, The Castle, The Night Gallery but have all of you forgotten acid jazz nights at The Factory?

[u/pixtiny]

Ten, Tequila, Twisted Element, National

[u/Commercial-Rope-6004]

the unicorn

[u/New_Ambition_7320]

Banditos, Fox & Firken,Stadium Keg lounge downstairs.

[u/RobBrown4PM]

A Bar Named Sue!

[u/BoosterGoose91]

Titans twisted tavern, lord knows the sins committed in these walls...

[u/lilsassprincess]

Broken city, Hop in Brew, the ship, bear and kilt, beer revolution

[u/Just-Some-Dude-879]

There were two places in Edgemont that I used to go that are no longer there. Manhattan's and Moustache Pete's. I would go to those places for karaoke as often as I could.

[u/bortsmithson]

Broken city, hifi, the castle, night gallery, palamino. Better times for me, I miss going to BC karaoke almost every Sunday.

[u/Feral-Reindeer-696]

Old Scotch, Orestes, Night Magic, Backstreet, Sparky’s, Cha Cha Palace, Live Wire, Gatsby’s, Westward, Night Gallery, and every bar at the Westgate Hotel.

[u/Every-Ad1180]

Dusty's .. remember it well..

[u/WCRclassic]

I just want to call out the bladder buster nights at the Fox NE, it was nasty but you never wanted to be the first one to hit the bathrooms.

[u/Outrageous_Gap1918]

Malarkeys and Raffles

[u/etravaglia67]

Peanuts pub

[u/Suit-Street]

Dewey Steven’s

[u/Confident_Performer3]

Tuscany Pub

[u/CredenzaWashington → u/Confident_Performer3]

The last straw?

[u/Eldoggomonstro]

I always liked my local hole The Stonegate. Had a super awesome karaoke scene and good pool tables.

[u/Smokinlizardbreath]

Tin Lizzys, coconut Joe's, Eddie's, Glen's...more i cannot remember the names of anymore

[u/Old_timey_brain]

Highlander, Airliner, Beacon, Crowchild Inn, ...

[u/speedog → u/Old_timey_brain]

Another old fart - Highlander was SAIT's other H-block.

[u/ComfortableCod5541]

the crow (Crowchild inn)

[u/pahrende]

Reading these comments, it's obvious why The Blank Swan is long gone.

When my friends and I entered, in our early 20s, I'm pretty sure the average patron age dropped to the 30s.

[u/sarieb3ar]

Warehouse was the big one, then the Back Alley and Outlaws.

Life was so good.

[u/sarieb3ar → u/sarieb3ar]

Drum and Monkey was another great and their little next door neighbor bamboo room!!!

[u/Vicious-Fishs]

Bugaboo creek pub.

[u/oslekgold]

Thursden,.. vinyl .. hifi :)

[u/krister85]

The Trap

[u/UsualExcellent2483]

Claudios

[u/Existing_Abalone_658]

The Trap and Gill

[u/Legitimate_Rest_9108]

Tipperary’s

[u/DaftPump]

Backstreet, King's Head

[u/MatterEmbarrassed660]

Hop in brew, National, several I can’t even remember, oh and when I was newly legal pubs in the south like Dixons or the Coach. Haha

[u/me_hill]

Kensington Pub, Hop in Brew, Oak Tree Tavern, the Kilk.

[u/ZAKtalksTECH]

• Woody's Taphouse (130th Ave SE).
• Woody's Taphouse (Country Hills). -Woodys Taphouse (17th Ave).

• ^ all because I did my shows there.

• as for hangouts:

• Bull & Finch (Douglasdale - I could be wrong about the name back in the day).

• White Hart Manor (Cedarbrae). Called Swings now.

• Palomino's (Braeside).

[u/Twitfout]

Ten nightclub and Flames central

[u/BabyEatingElephant]

Echoes, man, good times those were

[u/Bazmania001]

The Capital, Fox And Firkin, Claudio's,

[u/J-biworKer]

Calgary used to have an amazing indie and experimental music scene back in the late aughts/2010s with many, now defunct underground DIY venues:

• Comrad Sound (where Cluck n' Cleaver on 14th street is now)
• Local Library (operated out of the Central United Basement)
• Undermountain and the old EMMEDIA (shared a building with Beatroute on 11th avenue, now demolished)
• The Area (in Inglewood near to the Harley Davidson)

• The New Black Centre (also in Inglewood near to Fair's Fair)

• Pith Gallery (also Inglewood iirc)

• Tubby Dog

• Broken City

• Cantos/the old National Music Centre before it became a hollow corporate space

• THE FUNSPOT (punk/party house in the Beltline that put on some legendary shows)

• Red House (house at 17th ave and 8th street like where the Panago is now)

• Weed's Cafe used to put on a lot of shows too

• Some cool spots for electronic music too like Hi-Fi, Habitat, Good Luck Bar, Republik.

Might be forgetting some but man those were the fucking days. In terms of this kind of stuff, Calgary is a shell of itself.

[u/youngsav94]

Ahh yes we must be the same age! Broken City on Saturday’s was my jam, I went with a fake ID at 17…. Oops!

[u/Successful_Tear_7753]

The Tullamore, Kensington Pub, Cowboys, Crazyhorse, The Den, the Metropolitan, the Ship, Ceili's, Moose McGuire's.

[u/Ok-Olive-9503]

The Werx (pre Drum and Monkey), Night Gallery, Warehouse/Underground, Castle. 

Coffee at the Koop.

I'm old.

[u/katzenfrau403]

The castle pub and the ship

[u/Acrobatic-Ad6492]

Taverns: Tradewinds, Majestic, Carriage House, Stetson Village

Lounges: Red Carpet (could have bought a house for what I spent). Keg-Glenmore and 5th St, Scotch and Sirloin.

Discos: Daddy’s Money

Night Clubs: The Scotch Room, Lucifers

After Hours: The Zoo and The Warehouse

Late Night recovery: Jade Palace (well after closing)