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Third World Bookstore
"'The bookstore... which the militant radical and railway porter Leonard Johnston had opened with his wife Gwendolyn less than a year earlier...…
”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.”
”Caribana”
”Annual Caribbean parade and festival that took place along University Avenue on August Civic Holiday weekend.”
”Lamport Stadium”
”Caribana featuring A Tribe Called Quest; Shabba Ranks; Jungle Brothers; Burning Spear and more.”
”Varsity Stadium”
”The athletic stadium for the University of Toronto. Varsity was also the site for major concerts and music festivals.”
”the Bermuda Tavern”
”One of the clubs opened during the calypso craze but also a safe space for West Indian people.”
”Riverboat Coffee House”
”In the middle of Yorkville-- the center of Toronto's counterculture community. Famous musicians and bands performed here.”
”Zanzibar”
”Part of the Yonge Street strip of bars/ taverns and clubs where musicians played every night.”
”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…
”Ram's Roti Shop”
"The occasional signs of the new black population along Bathurst St. stand out. This store is on Bloor St. near Bathurst: there are also beauty parlors and book stores that obviously cater to blacks; but the community does not open to the street as…