The old Cellar Jazz building shortly before its demolition in 2014. The subterranean space was built into the natural ravine of Brewery Creek, which ran across Watson Street between 10th Ave and Broadway. Opened in April 1956, The Cellar was officially located at 222 East Broadway, but the entrance to the basement bottle-club was at the side of the building at 2514 Watson Street. All that jazz started with The Cellar – a co-operative founded and operated by members of the local bebop jazz scene. 2004) and The Glass Slipper (1988 – early 90s). Photos: Franz Lindner, CBC Vancouver Still Photo Collection.įor much of the second half of the 20th Century, Mount Pleasant was the neighbourhood for jazz in the city with establishments like The Hot Jazz Society Hot Jazz Club (1980s – ca. Think of them as holiday cocktail party fodder – 24 facts about Mount Pleasant history that can be used as conversation starters at your next social event. Each day you can “open” a new historical treat. So I decided to choose Mount Pleasant as the theme for the Vanalogue Local History Advent Calendar for 2019. This year, the “Heart of Mount Pleasant” was number 1 on Heritage Vancouver’s Top 10 Watch List for 2019. Last year I took on the challenge of the first-ever Local History Advent Calendar! For 24 days in a row, I presented random historical tidbits I’d collected over the previous year and presented them in the form of “treats” for my 2018 Local History Advent Calendar.
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