Leona’s Kids (Black Strathcona)

In the late 1940s Leona Risby ran the Country Club Inn, a southern-style restaurant, at 247 East Georgia Street. Not only did Leona serve the best hot tamales in town, she also served amazing floor shows put on by her kids. Leonard, Thelma and Chic, who would push back the tables and perform Afro-Caribbean tap and jazz routines.