Yesterday on the news there was a report of a stabbing at the newly renovated/renamed bar The Henry, formerly known as the Clover Inn, located on the corner of 176th Street and 57th Avenue.
I don't know any other details except the brief description I heard on Global News and a little video footage of the emergency vehicles.
One odd thing I've noticed is Anne's cafe that has been operating in the Clover Inn for many years was closed for renovations while The Henry was renovating the old Legacy bar. The cafe still hasn't reopened. The tables and chairs are still there but no notice when/if Anne's will be back in business.
Showing posts with label Clover Inn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clover Inn. Show all posts
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Clover Inn
As far back as I remember the building standing on the northeast corner of 176th Street and 57th Avenue was known as the Clover Inn.
When I was a kid the building was red. Around the top roofline was a red neon light that extended the front, side, and part of the back of the building. I could see it from our house on 182 Street at night. A neon beacon showing me where the Clover Inn was and from there I could orient myself for the rest of our small town.
Back in the sixties the Clover Inn was probably the finest eating establishment in Cloverdale. There was a fancy restaurant inside the building and a bar/saloon area. There were two entrances off 57th Avenue. One with a sign that said "Gentlemen" and the other door had a sign that said "Ladies and Escorts". It was the only hotel in Cloverdale at the time and out of town vistors could rent hotel rooms while passing through or staying in the area.
In the eighties the Clover Inn transformed more into a bar but there was a coffee shop restaurant at the front of the building, in the same place where the coffee shop is today. The bar used to serve steak sandwiches at lunchtime in the 80's for $5 and was very popular. They also had a salad bar. It was still a farily decent place to come for a meal but I don't recall nightly hotel guests. Sometime in the 80's the rooms were rented out on a more permanent basis, often to persons in the province's social welfare system due to mental disabilites.
By the 90's the bar had transformed more into a biker's bar. I saw motorbikes parked out there a lot and the Legacy Show Lounge with the exotic dancers (strippers) had their clientele.
In 2009 right around the time of the Cloverdale Rodeo, the Clover Inn gained some unwanted notoriety when Christopher Whitmee was shot to death in the strip club's restroom. Another patron using the restroom was the intended victim of the shooter, and he survived. Whitmee was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and his murder has not been solved.
In January 2012 the Legacy shut down the nude dancing girls after much pressure from the city and other business owners who felt there was no place in Cloverdale suitable for this type of business. The place has remained dark for most of the year until recently there has been a flurry of activity and contractors working on the building.
The Clover Inn sign is gone, the building has been painted black, and the new business is called The Henry. It says its been established since 1978. Not sure where its been established before but not in Cloverdale.
It looks like a nice enough place with the renovations and breakfast specials. Cloverdale has had an influx of bars/sports bars/restaurants in the past few years. Growing trend as the town grows.
When I was a kid the building was red. Around the top roofline was a red neon light that extended the front, side, and part of the back of the building. I could see it from our house on 182 Street at night. A neon beacon showing me where the Clover Inn was and from there I could orient myself for the rest of our small town.
Back in the sixties the Clover Inn was probably the finest eating establishment in Cloverdale. There was a fancy restaurant inside the building and a bar/saloon area. There were two entrances off 57th Avenue. One with a sign that said "Gentlemen" and the other door had a sign that said "Ladies and Escorts". It was the only hotel in Cloverdale at the time and out of town vistors could rent hotel rooms while passing through or staying in the area.
In the eighties the Clover Inn transformed more into a bar but there was a coffee shop restaurant at the front of the building, in the same place where the coffee shop is today. The bar used to serve steak sandwiches at lunchtime in the 80's for $5 and was very popular. They also had a salad bar. It was still a farily decent place to come for a meal but I don't recall nightly hotel guests. Sometime in the 80's the rooms were rented out on a more permanent basis, often to persons in the province's social welfare system due to mental disabilites.
By the 90's the bar had transformed more into a biker's bar. I saw motorbikes parked out there a lot and the Legacy Show Lounge with the exotic dancers (strippers) had their clientele.
In 2009 right around the time of the Cloverdale Rodeo, the Clover Inn gained some unwanted notoriety when Christopher Whitmee was shot to death in the strip club's restroom. Another patron using the restroom was the intended victim of the shooter, and he survived. Whitmee was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and his murder has not been solved.
In January 2012 the Legacy shut down the nude dancing girls after much pressure from the city and other business owners who felt there was no place in Cloverdale suitable for this type of business. The place has remained dark for most of the year until recently there has been a flurry of activity and contractors working on the building.
The Clover Inn sign is gone, the building has been painted black, and the new business is called The Henry. It says its been established since 1978. Not sure where its been established before but not in Cloverdale.
It looks like a nice enough place with the renovations and breakfast specials. Cloverdale has had an influx of bars/sports bars/restaurants in the past few years. Growing trend as the town grows.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Lots of cars parked in downtown Cloverdale
Does anyone ever wonder why 176th Street between 58th and Highway 10 is always lined with parked cars no matter what time of day or night it is? Today I walked my dogs downtown around 8:30am. Between 58th and 57th there wasn't a parking space to be had at the side of the road. So what's open in Cloverdale at that hour? The market on the corner of 176th and 58th is open. But they have their own parking lot. Three cars were parked there. The only restaurant that is open at this time of morning is the one at the Clover Inn. I peeked in as I walked past and there were customers at one table. I also saw one person getting a haircut at the beauty salon. Seemed a little early for me for the hairdresser to be open, but they were. The drycleaner's was also open and had one customer. The only person I saw on the street was an older man of questionable status who was lurking in the bushes next to La Belle Vie (the former pawn shop). I somehow don't think he arrived by car.
Its too early for people to be lining up for the 1:30 matinee at the Clova. The Vault isn't open. The fish and chips shop, Sea Shanty, isn't open, even that tea shop that opened last summer next to the Clova isn't open this early.
The only place that's rocking at this hour is the Cloverdale Legion because of their pancake breakfast this morning. But they're around the corner and there is still plenty of room in their parking lot so people don't need to overflow out to 176th and walk that extra distance.
So there you have it. Nothing really open this early in Cloverdale, a couple of customers in the shops that are open, and not a parking space to be had on the street.
One of Cloverdale's unexplained mysteries.
Its too early for people to be lining up for the 1:30 matinee at the Clova. The Vault isn't open. The fish and chips shop, Sea Shanty, isn't open, even that tea shop that opened last summer next to the Clova isn't open this early.
The only place that's rocking at this hour is the Cloverdale Legion because of their pancake breakfast this morning. But they're around the corner and there is still plenty of room in their parking lot so people don't need to overflow out to 176th and walk that extra distance.
So there you have it. Nothing really open this early in Cloverdale, a couple of customers in the shops that are open, and not a parking space to be had on the street.
One of Cloverdale's unexplained mysteries.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Shooting death at Clover Inn
On Cloverdale's biggest weekend of the year a shooter walked into the Clover Inn on Saturday night May 16 around 11pm and shot 2 men and then fled. One died and the second is currently in critical condition. Neither of the men who were shot knew each other and police are still investigating a motive and trying to find the killer.
This is big news for Cloverdale. Violent crimes do not usually happen here. It is more an area of car theft and burglaries.
The Clover Inn was mentioned in one of my previous blogs as home to a stripper bar and clientele of a rougher nature.
This is big news for Cloverdale. Violent crimes do not usually happen here. It is more an area of car theft and burglaries.
The Clover Inn was mentioned in one of my previous blogs as home to a stripper bar and clientele of a rougher nature.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Where to stay in Cloverdale?
A couple of nights ago I was driving home and in front of me was a car advertising a B & B called the Cloverdale Manor. I'd never heard of it before. In fact I'd never heard of any bed and breakfast places in Cloverdale. Near Cloverdale, yes, particularly in White Rock and other parts of Surrey.
So I googled it. http://www3.telus.net/cloverdalemanor/
Its not exactly in Cloverdale, about a mile out. But the house looks nice, its in an easy drive from Highway 10, and is in a quiet location.
Go another mile and one can stay at the Ramada Inn on the corner of Highway 10 and 192 Street. Again, not exactly Cloverdale, more like the Surrey/Langley border but probably the closest decent hotel. http://www.ramadalangleysurrey.com/
And of course in other parts of Surrey and Langley there are many hotels.
So what does that leave in Cloverdale? I mean in the center of town, within walking distance to shopping, the Clova theatre, and to the fairgrounds. In one month's time the Cloverdale Rodeo will be here and there will be plenty of out of town guests looking for a place to stay, but they'll have to look a little farther.
When I was growing up there was a seedy looking motor inn on Highway 10, roughly across from Cloverdale Elementary. It eventually closed down and became 10 or 12 apartments for lower income people. It was still seedy and run down. About 6 or 7 years ago it was bulldozed down and businesses built on the site. Namely Tim Horton's and Lordco.
The Clover Inn on 176th Street has been there since I was a kid. I lived on 182 Street and at night I looked out my living room window and could see the pink glow fluorescent lighting from the Clover Inn's roof. Back then there was a nice restaurant and our family ate out there occasionally. There was also a bar and the entrance on 57 Avenue had two doorways. One said "gentlemen" and the other door said "ladies and escorts". On the second floor were hotel rooms. I've never been inside any of the rooms. By the 80's residents of the Clover Inn were government assisted people, usually handicapped in some manner. Gone was the fancy family restaurant replaced with a restauarant with burger and sandwich fare and oddly enough, a salad bar. Remember those were popular in the 80's?
Today the Clover Inn has become a stripper bar frequented mostly by bikers and racetrack employees. The rooms are still there, and oddly enough I hear they are quite expensive, though one doesn't get what they pay for. For the same money, or less, nicer rooms with better amenities can be found at just about every other hotel in Surrey and Langley.
So scratch the Clover Inn from a place to stay on a family vacation.
The Clydesdale Inn opened around 1980 on Highway 10 near 176 Street. When it opened it was a neat looking Victorian style building. We ate dinner once at the restaurant, which was a fancy high priced affair. I remember the dining room being rather dark, difficult to read the menus. Had to borrow a candle from the adjacent table. They had a few rooms, maybe 6 or 8 hotel rooms.
The fancy high priced restaurant didn't last long and in recent years the Clydesdale Inn has become a pub with typical pub fare food and a cold beer and wine store. The hotel still has rooms to rent but the clientele are of a dubious nature.
So to answer the question about where to stay in Cloverdale, the only good answer is slightly out of town.
So I googled it. http://www3.telus.net/cloverdalemanor/
Its not exactly in Cloverdale, about a mile out. But the house looks nice, its in an easy drive from Highway 10, and is in a quiet location.
Go another mile and one can stay at the Ramada Inn on the corner of Highway 10 and 192 Street. Again, not exactly Cloverdale, more like the Surrey/Langley border but probably the closest decent hotel. http://www.ramadalangleysurrey.com/
And of course in other parts of Surrey and Langley there are many hotels.
So what does that leave in Cloverdale? I mean in the center of town, within walking distance to shopping, the Clova theatre, and to the fairgrounds. In one month's time the Cloverdale Rodeo will be here and there will be plenty of out of town guests looking for a place to stay, but they'll have to look a little farther.
When I was growing up there was a seedy looking motor inn on Highway 10, roughly across from Cloverdale Elementary. It eventually closed down and became 10 or 12 apartments for lower income people. It was still seedy and run down. About 6 or 7 years ago it was bulldozed down and businesses built on the site. Namely Tim Horton's and Lordco.
The Clover Inn on 176th Street has been there since I was a kid. I lived on 182 Street and at night I looked out my living room window and could see the pink glow fluorescent lighting from the Clover Inn's roof. Back then there was a nice restaurant and our family ate out there occasionally. There was also a bar and the entrance on 57 Avenue had two doorways. One said "gentlemen" and the other door said "ladies and escorts". On the second floor were hotel rooms. I've never been inside any of the rooms. By the 80's residents of the Clover Inn were government assisted people, usually handicapped in some manner. Gone was the fancy family restaurant replaced with a restauarant with burger and sandwich fare and oddly enough, a salad bar. Remember those were popular in the 80's?
Today the Clover Inn has become a stripper bar frequented mostly by bikers and racetrack employees. The rooms are still there, and oddly enough I hear they are quite expensive, though one doesn't get what they pay for. For the same money, or less, nicer rooms with better amenities can be found at just about every other hotel in Surrey and Langley.
So scratch the Clover Inn from a place to stay on a family vacation.
The Clydesdale Inn opened around 1980 on Highway 10 near 176 Street. When it opened it was a neat looking Victorian style building. We ate dinner once at the restaurant, which was a fancy high priced affair. I remember the dining room being rather dark, difficult to read the menus. Had to borrow a candle from the adjacent table. They had a few rooms, maybe 6 or 8 hotel rooms.
The fancy high priced restaurant didn't last long and in recent years the Clydesdale Inn has become a pub with typical pub fare food and a cold beer and wine store. The hotel still has rooms to rent but the clientele are of a dubious nature.
So to answer the question about where to stay in Cloverdale, the only good answer is slightly out of town.
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