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scyeg said:
Oh man, you have no idea what you missed in the 90's/early 2000s then. Edmonton back then was a mecca for mega nightclubs—I think there were 4 in West Ed alone at one time. Downtown, south side, west end, and Whyte (old Strathcona) all had vegas-style dance nightclubs that didn't have a kitchen, we're only open Thurs. - Sat. (Sun. on long weekends), top-of-the-line lighting and sound systems and strict dress codes. People would line up for hours to get into some of these places.
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Omg can we PLEASE have this era again 😭 I want variety man, not just Beercade, the Buckingham and O'Byrnes as the only options I feel comfortable with.
 
scyeg said:
Oh man, you have no idea what you missed in the 90's/early 2000s then. Edmonton back then was a mecca for mega nightclubs—I think there were 4 in West Ed alone at one time. Downtown, south side, west end, and Whyte (old Strathcona) all had vegas-style dance nightclubs that didn't have a kitchen, we're only open Thurs. - Sat. (Sun. on long weekends), top-of-the-line lighting and sound systems and strict dress codes. People would line up for hours to get into some of these places.
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I wonder what killed all the Edmonton nightclubs, because by the early 10s there weren’t many left. The fact o e seemed to get shot up every year probably didn’t help
 
scyeg said:
Oh man, you have no idea what you missed in the 90's/early 2000s then. Edmonton back then was a mecca for mega nightclubs—I think there were 4 in West Ed alone at one time. Downtown, south side, west end, and Whyte (old Strathcona) all had vegas-style dance nightclubs that didn't have a kitchen, we're only open Thurs. - Sat. (Sun. on long weekends), top-of-the-line lighting and sound systems and strict dress codes. People would line up for hours to get into some of these places.
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I remember Rum Jungle. The beer tub girls were :oops::oops::oops: and the scene inside the club was something I remember vivdly.

And the hot dog cart outside was always money after leaving the club drunk at 2am!
 
northlands said:
I wonder what killed all the Edmonton nightclubs, because by the early 10s there weren’t many left. The fact o e seemed to get shot up every year probably didn’t help
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It was a trend across the board. Almost all of the clubs in Vancouver I used to go to are gone, same as Edmonton. The Uber-club is left the Germany's of the world now.
 
northlands said:
I wonder what killed all the Edmonton nightclubs, because by the early 10s there weren’t many left. The fact o e seemed to get shot up every year probably didn’t help
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Online dating apps killed them

Plus a generally more prudish attitude in society and people being worried about pictures being posted online.
 
Yeah, I suppose it is cheaper and easier to sit at home and use an online app. You don't have to deal with loud noise/music, excessive drinking, bad behavior and all the people there you don't want to talk to.

However, it also seems kind of boring and depressing just to stay at home. It is good to get out sometimes too.
 
There still are nightclubs, they just aren't as appealing to the normal crowd because it's all about the bottle service now. You now got to burn stupid money just to look cool or be left feeling like a peasant if you aren't doing that. How many people want to buy bottle.... in Edmonton?? Go to Toronto you'll find a shitload more nightclubs, but going to feel even more like a peasant there unless you dropping $1K+

Trends also come and go. For places without bottle service, the large dancefloor scene was replaced, for the older crowds (by this I mean post-college), by smaller posh venues like Bower and Common. The younger crowd moved to beer venues like Pint and Central.
 
crisp said:
There still are nightclubs, they just aren't as appealing to the normal crowd because it's all about the bottle service now. You now got to burn stupid money just to look cool or be left feeling like a peasant if you aren't doing that. How many people want to buy bottle.... in Edmonton?? Go to Toronto you'll find a shitload more nightclubs, but going to feel even more like a peasant there unless you dropping $1K+

Trends also come and go. For places without bottle service, the large dancefloor scene was replaced, for the older crowds (by this I mean post-college), by smaller posh venues like Bower and Common. The younger crowd moved to beer venues like Pint and Central.
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There's this place I visited in San Diego, recently, the "Hotel Lafayette" with a concept that would look AMAZING on Whyte (but I'd kill to have Downtown, cuz it could be a huge booster). They renovated an older hotel, which now operates as a hotel only on the upper floors. In the lower floors, it is split into several different areas, each their own independent operation. There's a fancy, more lounge-like bar, a high-class (but reasonable price) cocktail bar with FREE pool tables, a small bowling alley (2 lanes, and free on Mondays) and some free foosball tables, a 1950s style dinner and a more "traditional" club (albeit smaller). Went there on 3 different nights, never spent more than $50 (USD, but hey, local currencies...).
 
The factors of inflation/ higher cost to everything, food and necessities are the masses priorities. Add in safety, it is not the same public decorum as it once was. Violence has intensified.
 
Clearshades said:
The factors of inflation/ higher cost to everything, food and necessities are the masses priorities. Add in safety, it is not the same public decorum as it once was. Violence has intensified.
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Has it or do we see/hear more about it because of social media? I know for a fact that violence (stabbings, fights, etc.) was an almost nightly problem at bars, clubs, on Whyte, on Jasper, at WEM in the 90's early 2000's. My dad was a police officer from '79 to 2014 and used to tell me all the time to avoid any conflict when going out because of the number of serious incidents he heard of that never were reported on.

BTW, this is a genuine question. I'm curious if there are stats that show violence is worse in the city now than it was 10, 20, 30 years ago.
 
buildings said:
Admin: Is there a "dance club" thread for these folks?
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Edmonton Nightlife (past and present)

This was started in the Army and Navy building thread but I thought it was an interesting topic so I started a proper thread. What are your memories of Edmonton's nightlife in the past and where do you go for a night out now? I was born in the 80's and turned 18 in the early 2000's so my prime...
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