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In 1969, after Pierre Trudeau
decriminalized homosexuality,
people felt more comfortable
about their sexuality. People
began exploring other clubs
rather than staying within the
confined space of Club Carousel.
The club moved to a larger venue
on the corner of 16th Avenue
and Centre Street. Although the
new venue seemed to work well,
it proved expensive leading the
club to move again, this time to
9th Avenue and 11th Street.
Today, all that is left of Club
Carousel are the faded remains
of red and yellow circus themed
paint still visible in the basement
of its first location. An Italian
restaurant, Parm, now opperates
in the space.
1207 1ST ST SW
“Club Carousel served
as a social sphere for
650 lesbians and gay
men during the early
seventies. For many, “The
Club” became a place
to meet people and
to feel connected to a
community that validated
each other’s experience
of the world.”
—Carolyn A. Anderson,
The Voices of Older
Lesbian Women: Oral
History Thesis
CLUB CAROUSEL
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