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”Bathurst Station”
“Bathurst subway station was the original hangout. I recall [when] the TTC put up 'No Loitering' signs and had a police presence there to move along…
”YWCA McPhail House”
"Domestic workers from the West Indies established a Caribbean club in Toronto as early as 1958 holding weekly gatherings at the YWCA’s McPhail House to dance to calypso records—providing a burst of camaraderie and familiar culture in unfamiliar…
Albert Campbell Square
a large public square outside of Scarborough Civic Centre.
Canada's Wonderland
”The Fantastic $5.00 Concert Series - $5.00 Plus Park Admission Ticket. A Great Line-Up of Summer Concerts at a Price That's Music To Your Ears!”
Caribana Parade
During the eighties, the parade route followed along Bloor Street and Yonge Street and ended at Nathan Phillips Square.
Contrast
”One of the first and the most influential newspapers in the Black Toronto community. Many prominient Caribbean-Canadian writers got their start here. ”
Eglinton Avenue West
Jamaicans and other members of the growing black community settled in this area during the sixties and seventies and developed a small business class. Many music stores; grocery stores; bars; beauty salons; barbershops; restaurants and stores…
Horseshoe Tavern
A popular bar and local venue for touring music artists.
Island Foods
Famous for Fine West Indian Foods.