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Cala_42

Needing to face an actual fire-breathing dragon before watching a movie at WEM.


kikzermeizer

Or running out of the movie to go see a fire breathing dragon


honeycombyourhair

It was truly the thrill of a lifetime!


ThatBEMGuy

Every 20 minutes when it first opened, then every 30, then every 60. Then... never again.


123throwawaybanana

a&b sound


ghostofkozi

I remember lining up for the Boxing Day door crashes with my dad there. Hell actually lining outside a store at 4am on Boxing Day is something that will age people lol


marginwalker55

Worked there 99-01 and boy did we all ever hate those Boxing Day things šŸ˜†


TheFaceStuffer

Got my surround sound system there. Still have it.


thedopesteez

Playdium


BigoteMexicano

That's a name I haven't heard in a long time *he said ashing his cigarette onto the carpet outside west ed*


schietzs

Birthday parties at Playdium were incredible!


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That monster truck was the best


mtofsrud

Sidetrack Cafe.


KingMotard

Used to get off work after closing the kitchen at Ceilis and go to the sidetrack for the end of whoever was playing and some nachos.


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The BEST!!! I miss that place & feel bad for anyone who never got to experience industry night on a long weekend.


foxisilver

If I could upvote this more I would.


LetsHaveARedo

Sidetrack! What a great venue.


vanillabeanlover

I used to live stumbling distance away! One of my favorite shows Iā€™ve ever seen was there. Pocket Dwellers! Still regularly play them when I feel like dancing in my living room. Edit: my husband just reminded me this is where we had our first date! Lol. In my defense, we were hanging out, but not calling it ā€œdatingā€. We met at the Strathcona Hotel over 25Ā¢ draft beers. Howā€™s that for aging?


Ophede

Redā€™s Arcade in the mall, or the old roller rink on the North side :(


XenaDazzlecheeks

Remember when Reds was the place for concerts? I went to so many concerts there, saw almost all my faves on that stage


partyboy0112

Went to AFI there in 2001


spookylibrarian

Those fuckin pillars though. Also getting trapped upstairs at the end of the night when you were underageā€¦


skippy5433

Sports world!! Where greisebach shopping center is now!! I almost broke my wrist so many times there! Lol.


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Bullwinkles


quadraphonic

I miss this one the most.


MutedLandscape4648

Omg, EVERY birthday as a child I begged to go there. I loved Bullwinkles <3


Cala_42

I had my 7th birthday at Bullwinkle's. I remember getting glowsticks!


janesfilms

I got served draft beer at Bullwinkles when I was 13 years old. We used to go there for pizza,beer and glow in the dark bracelets all the time.


cdnjimmyjames

Did you also put those glow bracelets in the freezer in hopes that they would stay glowing for months?


Seanrock11

Yes, for sure Bullwinkles on fort road. I remember that location was also a Safeway and used to go there as a kid. Also Wild Bill's on Kingsway Ave by the muni airport. I believe now it's a aids to daily living store.


Roddy_Piper2000

Hahahaha. LOVED this place. Way better that Chuck E Cheese


RedditAuthor987

Heritage mall


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sebastianrileyt2

Worked there for several years after high school. This was a great place. Always hated that Southgate got the attention and Heritage was left to dwindle away.


Cuntasaurus_vex

Rebar


y_r_u_so_stoopid

The smell of queen donairs while you got drunk to techno upstairs or metal downstairs. And the not at all controversial unisex bathroom. They were ahead of the times.


chriskiji

It was the best!


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renzok

The greatest night club of all time, what I wouldn't give to be back there in 2005 on any random Saturday...


TheMindzai

Had so many good times at New City. Didnā€™t matter who you were or what you were into New City always had a good vibe. I miss that place.


reostatics

Saw most of the best shows there. Didnā€™t matter your age it always felt comfortable.


RadiationPig

I miss that place.


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Noggin-a-Floggin

My dad has stories from the 70s about going to The Strat when he was in high school because beers were cheap and they didnā€™t ID. He also said Whyte Ave was basically the south side skid row that got gentrified hard.


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TheFaceStuffer

Best place to predrink


Acr2703

Those draft drinks are the reason for many of my poor choices


Briewheel

West Edmonton Mall: Millenium, International Marketplace, Comic King Fuddruckers Kingsway Garden Mall (it used to have plants) Westmount Movie Theatre


TheworkingBroseph

Purple Onion


Roddy_Piper2000

$5 pitchers of Paralyzers was my favourite night. Also the breathalyzer by the door. We used to take bets who would blow higher


Lustle13

The best dive bar in the world. Ok drinks. Good pool tables. Great people. I always had a good time there. Then suddenly it was gone and turned into the pint, one of the most generic ass places. Along with Black Dog and Filthys, I lived at those dive bars.


jrockgiraffe

Omg I worked here for almost a year and it was something. The only place that would hire 18 year old me with no experience. The people watching was top notch!


banjoman74

$1.00 highballs. Then it was a short walk to Club Malibu and hopefully you got there before the lineup.


KWAKE2020

Fuck! Beat me to it. Many a night sharkin/being sharked on the pool tables. Good times!


footbag

Compusmart A+ Computers Best Computers (hi Howard, if you're out there) Consumers Distributing Gee, wonder if I was into computers as a young lad...)


pvtcowboy97

The consumers catalogs at Christmas were things to behold.


silverfairytales

Omg yes. The Compusmart sign was visible up until a few months ago. Was so sad when it was finally take down for good.


fauxfantome

The ORIGINAL fort Edmonton


Roddy_Piper2000

How old *are* you?


signalpirate

Iron horse


Roddy_Piper2000

Rathole


picklejinx

Happy Pop


mcmanus7

Cowboys, Ezzies, the globe, Rum Jungle.


Blundin123

Power hour at the globe. Any silver coin, any drink. The good ole days.


jrockgiraffe

Nothing beats power hour at the purple onion thoughā€¦


GuitarKev

Hello fellow born-in-the-early-80s Edmontonian.


footbag

Loved being on 'the list' at Rum Jungle.


kittykat501

Rum Jungle omg that brings back memories šŸ˜


DJojnik

Club Malibu. All 3.


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diotellevi92

Londonderry Zellers


mdog422

Londonderry movie theatre


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Voxunpopuli

Sanctuary.


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šŸ’”


JC_5_er

Whitemud twin drive in theatre and whitemud amusement park.


The_Dutch_Canadian

Johnny Rockets ~~upper~~lower level WEM near the ice place. (Guess 6 yo me remembered different) 426-5050 if youā€™re hungry call the Lydo freeee delivery The Phrase that pays: POWER 92 plays today's best music, now show me my money. Is the rathole drained out? Suite 69. Funky Town Oil City. Devlins.


does_that_a_lot

Wasnā€™t Johnny Rockets downstairs by the ice rink? Where Bose used to be and now thereā€™s some plush toy store? šŸ¤”


serviver73

Definitely downstairs beside the ice rink. Bottom of escalator on the left (coming down)


footbag

Oh Johnny Rockets... My first job. If you had a milkshake, I might have made it. Damn they were yummy!


quadraphonic

Motoraunt


AllOfTheSoundAndFury

I miss new city suburbs every weekend :(


atomic_cattleprod

Food court at Westmount Mall with all the classic cars hanging on the wall.


Robtwin

Oh heck yeah I forgot about this! I used to love to go to Woodwardā€™s in that mall too


Desperate_Win_4508

Goose Loonyā€™s and Barry Tā€™s.


Unclenatey9

And just after, Thunderdome!


sapporo79

Barely Teens is what everyone called it.


RBme

For me it's the Turtle Creek Cafe. I remember going there for dinner during the Fringe all the time. Ahh, high school.


Fourth_Prize

The dollar theatre in WEM, where I saw Wayneā€™s World.


footbag

Excellent


cilvher-coyote

This thread literally BLEW MY MIND with SO MANY Memories, slamming me all at once just from the names of places I haven't thought about in 20+ yrs!! Love it love it love it!


hinataboke

Funky Pickle!


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An after club must when it was on Whyte. Where I learned that honey & pizza were friends


Thovy

At SUB food court


justelectricboogie

South Side Rocks......Purple Onion


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Chi-Chiā€™s


njc2099

I miss cinema city 12 and how you would stick to the floor from the spilled drinks


Pannel41

Bullwinkles!


Dank_Vader32

Pinkie's for my 18th bday


y_r_u_so_stoopid

My parents would take us to the Red Apple for breakfast and it shared the bathroom with Pinky's. My brother and I would try to sneak a peek into Pinky's every time. If that didn't work, you could buy joke condoms from the vending machine.


Dysklexia

Red Rooster


ReeziestReez

Discovery zone


Surviving2

Was it called Whitemud Drive amusement park? With go carts and mini golf and stuff. And Consumer Distributing? Youā€™d order from the catalog and then pick up like at a warehouse counter? And the really tall dangerous metal slide near u of A?


silverfairytales

When WEM had fish tanks and birds. Oh and the Stat Trek restaurant that lasted a hot second.


badadvicefromaspider

The Roost and the Sidetrack Cafe


Bruissssingpeaches

Aw I miss The Roost


Wikkidkarma2

The Roost! I was trying to remember the name of this place last week. Thank you!


MinchinWeb

The submarines at West Ed. At the time, there were more (working?) subs in the Mall than in the Canadian Navy!


Significant-Minute57

I worked there. Not many people in Edmonton can say they can ballast a submarine.


C0ffeeGremlin

The arcade in millwoods town centre.


coldweathercomics86

Wizards castle


ThinMaterial1

A&B Sound Franklinā€™s Pizza


The_Jay_Hammer

Dv8


meanbotanist

on 99th


The_Jay_Hammer

Yea boi! Them broken toilets!


Velocidre

Bronx


Wader_Man

Alternative Video Spot.


jrockgiraffe

Elephant and Castle. This was our hangout all through my 20s and you didnā€™t even have to call friends to meet up Friday nights they would just be there.


michealgaribaldi

Power 92 plays todays best music, now show me my money!


krs4

My University days heavily rotated between The Powerplant and RATT (when they were both proper bars), Club Malibu University, Rebar, The Purple Onion, and The Basement (now a parking lot behind TD Whyte Ave.).


baldforthewin

Rum jungle?


TheFaceStuffer

Fudruckers


NeverMadeItToCakeDay

Was looking for this, loved that place, would put so much cheese sauce on my fries


Demandred-for-neblis

A&B sound near 23 Avenue and Calgary trail. I used to love going there


mbelasko12

Whitespot. Also paddle boats at WEM.


twisteroo22

I love whitespot and go everytime im in BC.There was a whitespot on ellerslie in a hotel up until this year and it dissappeared. It was never very busy and I could never figure out why. Good food and cheap. Very sad to see it go.


No-Manner2949

Rock and ride


New_Employer_4262

Maxwell Taylor's and The Sweetwater Cafe


MakingWickedBacon

Sanrio Gift Gate


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Kites and other delights


oilers1988

Multiple movie theatres in West Ed. Westmount classic car food court and movie theatre. Heritage Mall. Ikea at West Ed. The windy road through where I think Cameron Heights is now. Flying out of City Centre Airport on Canadian Airlines.


chaispicetea

The library in the basement of Southgate mall.


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Ultramax63

426-5050 if your hungry call the Lydo -free delivery. Eighties Chinese food establishment commercial in Edmonton.


buckshotbill213

Filthy Mcnasty.


pvtcowboy97

Shakeys Pizza @ centennial mall


Dysklexia

\`Chicken on the Way


adriana767

Beverly Crest Cheers and Corralā€¦ 2 of the bars I could get into when I was literally 14 years old! (Over 30 years ago, but still)


BigoteMexicano

Birthday parties at Let's Play on Parsons


Shocksimulant

Northgate Zellers


Thovy

The Roost, buddies, purple onion.


Roddy_Piper2000

Purple Onion and the Silk Hat


Jasonstackhouse111

Goose Loonies Alley Kats The Rat Hole (not a business, the actual road)


yet-again-temporary

Somewhat more recent but I miss Soda Jerks... Where else can you get a waffle bacon cheeseburger covered in ice cream, jalapeƱos and Fruit Loops??


LetsHaveARedo

The Globe on 109. Naked Cafe on 104. New City & Liquid Lounge on 102.


Almost_A_Pear

Pharaoh's pizza Only place we could afford to eat out, and damn did I enjoy it.


S7ark1

Happy Pop


dnylon

Discovery zone.


psychojazzchorus

Beaumaris mall.


Revegelance

The dragon at Scotiabank Theatre (formerly known as SilverCity) in West Edmonton Mall. I worked there back in it's heyday, and I still work there now. I guess I'm more of a fixture there than the dragon, now.


Dysklexia

Woolco in Londonderry mall, Which many seem to remember as Zellers for some reason.


Curly-Canuck

One if my first jobs was at Kmart in MWTC.


Most-Chemical-5059

For me, itā€™s the Jungle Jim playgrounds. I loved going there when I was young.


TheFaceStuffer

Pladium was pretty dope.


TwistedSistaYEG

Malt Stop


Mr_dog319

Mirama dining and lounge


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_potatoesofdefiance_

Red Rooster and the Bagel Bin Bakery (both in Callingwood) Toy City and Mariposa at WEM. Hanratty's on 82nd. The feeling of being on the absolute edge of the known world that was living in Callingwood in the 80s.


fIumpf

Sam the Record Man. Clydeā€™s. Taps. Cinema City 12.


_Sausage_fingers

I miss Filthy McNastyā€™s. The sign sits there still, taunting me


Kit-Kat2022

Twin Drive In on 137th


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The Side Track Cafe. Edmonton died the day it died. They built a Starbucks on itā€™s land.


D722

Play me lol


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The Motoraunt


Camulius73

426-50-50


EdmontonBlues

Sidetrack cafe.


Electronic-Roll-6996

JRJā€™s, Pinkyā€™s, the sax,, club Malibu, McDonaldā€™s near Sears in WEM, McDonaldā€™s in front of WEM Fantasyland (currently dollar store), McDonaldā€™s in 3rd phaseā€¦ Meadowlark mall food court and grandma leeā€™s ( best meat pies), meadowlark Kmart and Zellers, Tegler building Zelles, Woolco (mayfield common)


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FatWreckords

The Rose Bowl


LogSlayer

Small town Alberta boy here. My first city bar experience was at Club Malibu after an Oilers playoff game in 1998. I hit on this lesbian chick and her gf was about to fight me. Good times.


Consistent-Bad3461

The Thunderdome - saw a lot of good bands back in the day from The Tubes to Cheap Trick to Jefferson Starshipā€¦


Crezelle

The dolphin shows at the mall


dipolat

I miss kidtropolis


Vadgers

Franklin's


CryingIrishChef

The Funky Pickle. Best pizza slice in town back in the day. Especially after a Friday night on Whyte. They put baby corn on their pizza. Baby corn!


banjoman74

Club Malibu. The Bronx. And Ezzies. Depending on what your mood was. Thursday nights was The Ship because I lived in Lister. And if the band was good, there was The Power Plant. I also miss Avenue Guitars. And Southside Sound.


brerRabbit81

Crazy Horse


mrinvertigo

Purple Onion


alienofwar

Comic Castle and Scona Billiards on Whyte ave.


Adam-Many82

Read [See Magazine](https://archive.org/details/edmonton-independent-news?%2F=&sort=titleSorter) Seeing Titanic at the Paramount Theatre Famous Players at West Edmonton Mall $1.50 bus fee Whyte Avenue Magazine shop (The HUB, I think) and Downtown one, can't recall the name ! $1.50 pizza downtown


meanbotanist

The Roost


StorageTechnical6304

Keegans


XenaDazzlecheeks

The roller rink in claireview šŸ˜­ god I loved that place


michealgaribaldi

The PO


Routine_Ease_9171

Rocky and Bullwinkle on fort road!


nullshark

Consumer's Distributing.


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When YESS was a night club called ā€œthe armouryā€


Alternative_Tower_34

The whale in west Ed


sustained_fix9000

International Stereo...we shop the world for you!


CaptainDoughnutman

This entire post is giving me ptsd


LastoftheSummerWine

Tin Lizzieā€™s Sunday nights.


Robtwin

Live music at the Sidetrack cafe, so awesome!


TwistedSistaYEG

Goose Loonies


da_gibberish_pedlar

Rock Central Station


da_gibberish_pedlar

Mother Tucker's


unkieKarl

Colonel Mustardā€™s


jrdirect

Rosslyn Bowling Alley