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[Dickens Cider]

New music venue opening in former Hush Nightclub space in Victoria

https://www.cheknews...ia-1215947/?amp

[Victoria Watcher]

New music venue opening in former Hush Nightclub space in Victoria

https://www.cheknews...ia-1215947/?amp

 

 

Interesting.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, the building that houses the Victoria Event Centre (VEC) is also up for sale.

The VEC, which often serves as a music venue in its own right, is located on the second floor of the 1415 Broad St. building.

“The building will suit investors and owner occupiers should they wish to use the second floor,” reads the building’s listing.

The Broad Street building is on the market for $2.95 million.

 

 

 

 

 

Does that downstairs space at Swans still operate?

[Nparker]

New music venue opening in former Hush Nightclub space in Victoria...

...For the past decade, only the echoes of magic memories have bounced off the walls of the formerly world famous ‘Hush’ (before that it was named ‘Rumours’)...

And before Rumours it was "Pals". I have lived here a long time.

None of the venues in this location could ever be described as "world famous". 

[Dickens Cider]

And before Rumours it was "Pals". I have lived here a long time.

None of the venues in this location could ever be described as "world
famous". 

I still remember 10 years or so ago when the buzzwords from City Hall and Tourism Victoria, as it was then, etc., was that, 'Victoria is a World Class city'. I'm not sure how we got voted into that exclusive group, but we certainly appeared to be.

[Dickens Cider]

And before Rumours it was "Pals". I have lived here a long time.

None of the venues in this location could ever be described as "world famous". 

Wasn't Hush also 'BJ's' at some point?

[Nparker]

Wasn't Hush also 'BJ's' at some point?

Wasn't BJs around the corner, Johnson at Broad Street. Now Paparazzi?

[Dickens Cider]

You could very well be right. Although I'm sure the activity occurred, with prolific frequency, in both locations. I must admit having no personal experience to back up my assertion though.

[Victoria Watcher]

I think BJ’s is Paparazzi now.

[Nparker]

And sometime in between it was Prism.

[Mike K.]

Hard to believe Hush closed a decade ago.

[Dickens Cider]

And some optimistic soul is even opening in the old Touch, upstairs on View. Correct?

[Mike K.]

That’s a City-owned parcel now, no?

[Dickens Cider]

Correct. A tidy $4m for this extremely attractive fixer-upper on, a not exactly frenetically paced quiet backwater downtown.
However, l must apologize, l can find no indication of my feverish vision of good times ahead for the location, my mistake.

[Dickens Cider]

Nor, more's the pity, of any eagerly waiting to take possession, food and beverage set ups, of the former Yates St Taphouse. Now there's a space begging for a tenant. A lamentably quiet spot now Taphouse is a distant memory.

[Dickens Cider]

Possibly down to a less than ideal relationship between the former owners and operators l believe was at least partly responsible for the closure.

[Dickens Cider]

Where's Duncan Morrison nowadays? He'd have former Taphouse up and humming before you know it, given favourable leasing terms.

[AllseeingEye]

Where's Duncan Morrison nowadays? He'd have former Taphouse up and humming before you know it, given favourable leasing terms.

 

Hard to believe that guy is still around and in business, he had such a bad rep around town back in the 80's. Family money obviously talks and goes far.....

[Victoria Watcher]

I think he’s mostly retired now though, no? The guy sure didn’t like paying bills.

[FogPub]

Nor, more's the pity, of any eagerly waiting to take possession, food and beverage set ups, of the former Yates St Taphouse. Now there's a space begging for a tenant. A lamentably quiet spot now Taphouse is a distant memory.

Taphouse was OK but I miss Smith's (formerly the Old Bailey) more.

[Citified.ca]

Howl Brewing submits plans for tasting room on Lyall St. near Fraser St. in Esquimalt

https://victoria.cit...t-in-esquimalt/