Northwest Dance Halls
Embassy Ballroom/Dante's Inferno - Photo Courtesy of Chris Wolfe
Elegant Parlor
Located in the Basement of the Embassy Ballroom
1024 Davie Street
Vancouver, British Columbia

Some of the bands that rocked this place during those great years of NW music were:
 

Al Foreman Band
Brahman
Little Daddy & The Bachelors
Motherhood
Soul Reflections
Viscounts
 

Others ?

In the late 1960's this club was run by Pops Chong (Tommy Chong's father).  It was an after hours club with no liquor license (brown bags only).  They had a house band Monday thru Saturday and invited jam sessions with visiting professionals.  The group I managed, the Soul Reflections, played Sunday nights

Viscounts 1965 - Photo Courtesy of Terry Coan
The Viscounts at The Elegant parlor

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Last Update:  20 March 2012
Credits: Terry Coan, Doug Dodd, Jim Middleton