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  • Tags: 1950s

A community hub and meeting place for black immigrants from the African diaspora.

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A popular bar and local venue for touring music artists.

”The church remained at this location until 1929 when the property was sold and a larger church was purchased at 23 Soho Street.”

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”Harry Belafonte’s explosive popularity in the late 1950s touched off a new craze for calypso-themed music; Hollywood films; West-Indian-inspired ruffled shirts and 'Calypso Cut' hairdos targeted at a mainstream white audience.”

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”Part of the Yonge Street strip of bars/ taverns and clubs where musicians played every night.”

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”One of the clubs opened during the calypso craze but also a safe space for West Indian people.”

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”A landmark for tourists and an entertaining shopping experience for all. Honest Ed's was a one-of-a-kind bargain centre that had everything from wine to twine.”

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”A charity organization focused on the black and West Indian community acted as a social gathering space with weekly dances and jam sessions with musicians from the 1920s to the 1940s and offered opportunities to socialize.”

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”The Thorntons were active in the local black community and known for their kindness to others who escaped from slavery.”

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”Welcome to Blackhurst!”
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