October 22nd, 2009 — This small red building at 207 Union Street was from 1950 until 1976 known as Vie’s Chicken and Steak House. The grandmother of musician Jimi Hendrix worked here as a cook. Neighbours remembered hearing the teenage Hendrix practising after hours at Vie’s during the time he lived in Vancouver after serving in the armed forces. He often played nightclubs in Hogan’s Alley
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