This provincially designated (i.e. protected) building, in the Stephen Avenue National Historic District, was the Banke nightclub for many fond years. It was also Rococco restaurant for a short time before becoming the office of a financial firm. Don't know when that operation closed, but new City rules for Stephen Avenue prohibit office uses at the ground level in favour of restaurants and retail. (see http://www.calgaryheritage.org/CHIForum/vi ... ht=stephen)
Almost nothing was built in Calgary during the dirty 30s, so it is a rarity with art deco features. It will be great to have a suitable, publicly-accessible use in this space. Now if we could only get something back in the old Bank of Montreal building (formerly A&B Sound)...
Photo by Annalise Davidson at flickr.com
