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1742 10TH AVE SW
Lorrie Murphy and her partner
Michele Flynn opened their bar,
Money-Pennies, in December of
1995. The bar was named after
James Bond’s secretary, Miss
Moneypenny. After having issues
with their lease in their previous
location, they purchased their
own building in 1998. Although
the majority of the clientele were
lesbians, the owners stated it
was a place for everyone.
Lorrie and Michele continued
ownership until 2007 when it was
purchased by Jason Wheeler.
Three years after purchasing
Money-Pennies, Jason felt it was
time for a change. In 2010 the
bar was renamed Fab and given
a facelift. Only 2 short years later
Fab closed its doors. The building
remains empty to this day.
“I attribute how long
we’ve been here to the
evolution going from
how it used to be where
you couldn’t walk in to a
place like this, especially
lit, with windows. It
was impossible. We’ve
evolved with that, where
we don’t believe in
labels anymore. Lorrie
and I don’t care if you’re
gay, straight, bi or
transsexual…it doesn’t
matter. You are welcome
in here.”
—Michele Flynn, Gay
Calgary, 2006
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