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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.…
”The Annex”
”Welcome to Blackhurst!”
”Necropolis”
”The Thorntons were active in the local black community and known for their kindness to others who escaped from slavery.”
”Universal Negro Improvement Association - Toronto Chapter”
”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.”
”Honest Ed's”
”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.”
”the Bermuda Tavern”
”One of the clubs opened during the calypso craze but also a safe space for West Indian people.”
”Zanzibar”
”Part of the Yonge Street strip of bars/ taverns and clubs where musicians played every night.”
”Club One Two”
”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.”
Town Tavern
A popular bar and local venue for touring music artists.