Location: 412 Pearl St, Eugene OR Venue History 1980-1984 Grand Illusions 1984-? The Met -New Wave dance club for the people under 21 Concert History 1980 – Sneakers (YouTube Video) The Movies Greggstripp Robert Cray Sequel 1980 – GT Hush (YouTube Video) May 22, 1981 – Humble Pie, DB Cooper … [Read more...]
Snapshot of Lane County in the 1980's
Good Times (1989-2000)
Location: 375 E 7th Ave, Eugene OR Music History End of Rooster Blues Jam – May 29, 2000. Removed stage and no longer offered live music Building History Register Guard Article – 2000 2000 – Present – Good Times – removed stage and added pool tables under Matt & Brad Taxler 1998 – 2000 – Good Times – sports bar & live music venue under Brad … [Read more...]
Club Hollywood (Late 1980’s)
Location: 136 E 11th Ave, Eugene OR Owner: Stacey Jackson Building History St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County, who currently owns the property, tore down the building shortly after John Henry’s closed it’s doors May 3, 2002. John Henry’s and the other businesses on the 100 block of East 11th Avenue were evicted in order to start construction on a low-income housing … [Read more...]
Club Arena (1983-1990’s)
Location: 959 Pearl St, Eugene OR Located beneath Perry’s on Pearl (later Diablo’s), the Arena was the “Studio 54 of Eugene” in the ‘80s and ‘90s and one of the first venues in the city to cater to a LGBT clientele. Source: Eugene Weekly article 9/19/12 … [Read more...]
BJ Kelly’s (1979-1984)
BJ Kelly’s was a popular tavern and music venue along the Mill Race across the street from the University of Oregon. Location: 1475 Franklin Blvd. Eugene, OR Active Years: 1979-1984 Owners: Steve O'Kell and Tom Connor Building History 1973-1978 Murphy & Me 1978-1979 The Harvester (Opened Dec. 1978) 1979-1984 B.J. Kelly’s (Opened Dec. 1979) 1985 Oregon West … [Read more...]
Union Oyster Bar (1976-1983)
Location: 870 Pearl St, Eugene OR 97401 Opened in 1976 by Robert Able and Kurt Falkenstein … [Read more...]
Quigley’s Down Under (1976-1982)
Location: 1601 Chambers St, Eugene OR Content Coming Soon! … [Read more...]
Quarterdeck (1976-1982)
Location: 2855 Willamette St, Eugene OR Building History: Captain's Table Quarterdeck Currently McDonald’s fast food restaurant. … [Read more...]
Place (1977-1982)
The Place was open between 1977-1982. Owner: Allen Kovac Location: 160 S. Park Street Eugene, Oregon Description: 350-seat club & 12,000 sq feet In-house production company called Totally Dedicated to Artists Productions (TDA Productions - Allen and Phillip Kovac; 1974-1984). Kovac graduated from the University of Oregon Allen Kovac continued in the music … [Read more...]
O’Callahan’s (1978-1999)
Location: 440 Coburg Rd, Eugene OR O’ Callahan’s was a disco dance hall. Building History Building is currently is a small strip mall where Cafe 440 is located. … [Read more...]