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Rainbow Ballroom

Old Strathcona · Whyte Ave at 108 St NW, Edmonton, AB

CLOSED/DEMOLISHED. Epicentre of Edmonton's 1960s teen garage-rock scene - about a thousand teenagers a night on Fridays, under a red neon sign, for bands like The Lords (Privilege), Southbound Freeway and The Nomads. Later Rainbow Ballroom Bingos and Mother's Music/The Drum Shop in the 1980s-90s; site is now an RBC branch. Coordinates approximate and dates unconfirmed - VERIFY.