Flashback Gay Bar
Flashback was a gay bar and nightclub in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It operated as a private members club first known as the Jasper Avenue Social Club Society then as the 105 Street Bridge Club Society.
Opened as a private club the Jasper Avenue Social Cub Society operated a gay bar operating under the name of Flashback on November15, 1974 in a basement location on Jasper Avenue and 117 Street in Edmonton. As it gained popularity it moved to bigger quarters in the Millar Building at 10330 - 104 Street in the Edmonton Downtown Warehouse District where it opened its doors on November 4, 1977.[1]
When the building owners decided not to renew their lease they moved to another warehouse building directly across the back alley and restructured as the 105 Street Bridge Club Society but still operated a Flashback.
The club was originally created for gay people and their friends because of policies of Club 70, Edmonton's original private gay club, Club 70, which were so restrictive that they refused entry to an ally because she was a straight woman.[2]
The impact the bar had on the Edmonton Queer scene is now the subject of a new Telus Originals documentary film - Flashback, to be released in early 2024.[3]
References
- ^ Byers, Ron; Browatzke, Rob (2020-09-30). "History of Edmonton's Gay Bars, Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback". Edmonton City as Museum Project ECAMP. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Flashback" (PDF). Edmonton Queer History Project. 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ Parker, Savannah (2023-06-08). "Screenshots: Edmonton's famous Flashback club gets documentary treatment". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
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