THIS week’s Nostalgia takes a look back at The Bistro nightclub on Rhyl’s West Parade.
The Bistro stood proudly for nearly three decades, and was one of the most popular nights out in the region, seen as a right of passage for many young people.
With a pub on the ground floor and a club upstairs, it was famed for its eclectic music playlist, inviting bands from all over the UK, as well as catering towards the popular trends at the time, from disco to 90s club music.
The club was run by the Trehearn family, and had a marked French influence from the founder’s fondness for Cannes, with the purple livery and velvet interior a distinguishable feature.
Its closure in March 1999, 28 years after opening its doors, was seen as the end of an era, with staff even having to restrain souvenir hunters who wanted to take mementos with them.
Its demise was blamed on a decline in local trade, and laid untouched for years before its purchase and eventual demolition by Denbighshire County Council.
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