Location: 4732 Franklin Blvd, Glenwood, Oregon 97403
Popular teen dance hall & restaurant in the Glenwood district.
Owners: Steven Munson, age 21 (UO Student) and Jeff Moir 17 (Senior at North Eugene High School)
Originally named Torquilstone then shortened to Tork, Torqe and Torq.
Dance Hall accommodated 800 people.
Building History
1927-1965 Midway Roller Rink
April 1965 Torquilstone Club opens
March 1967 Fire burned down club
Interesting Links
Eugene Register-Guard: New Club to Cater to Young Clientele (April 1965)
Eugene Register-Guard: TV Personality Likes Music Best – Don Grady of My Three Sons (Dec 29, 1966)
Eugene Register-Guard: Fire at the Torq Club (Mar 20, 1967)
Pacific Northwest Bands link for the Torq Club
“Possibly the first place in Eugene that featured gogo girls dancing. Usually local bands played there.” – Dan Sparkman
“The Torq Club had far the best acoustics because of it’s circular shape.” – Torries band member
Band History
- Beau Brummel (1966)
- Boz Scaggs
- Don & The Goodtimes from Portland OR (1966)
- Emergency Exit from Seattle WA
- Galaxies from Tacoma WA
- The Greefs – Don Grady’s band (Dec. 1966)
- Hondells (1966)
- Little John & the Monks from Eugene (1966)
- Liverpool Five (1966)
- Lou Christie
- Merrilee & the Turnabouts from Seattle, WA
- Neighborhood Children from Phoenix, OR
- Others
- Paul Revere & The Raiders
- Raymarks from Bremerton, WA (1966)
- Seventh Resemblance Blues Band from Eugene (1966)
- Sir Raleigh from Seattle, WA
- The Sires from Eugene (recorded their album here)
- Sonics from Tacoma, WA (1966)
- Syndicate of Sound
- Them
- The Torries
- Turtles
- Untouchables
- Van Morrison
- Wailers from Tacoma WA (1966)
Deborah McManman says
Hi. I frequented the Torq Club and took many photos there. I have a lot of the Wailers and a few of Don’t and the Good times, the Liverpool Five, and the Turtles. These are in 35 mm format and I may have finally found someone who can help me concert them to digital files. I also have a publisbed article I wrote about the club and would love to share with your project.
Rocky says
Boy, those pictures have got to be stunning!
I grew up here and would love to see them
Victoria says
I added your article to the web page!
Jane C lugston says
I remember many nights dancing at the torque club I was 15 when it opened. I won a pair of granny glasses by spelling torquilstone correctly up on the stage.