Clubs in Which The Toronto Sound Was Developed
In Yorkville: The Riverboat; The Purple Onion; The Devil's Den; El Patio; The Penny Farthing; The Mynah Bird; Chez Monique; The Embassy Tavern; Boris's; and The Flick, most of which were overgrown coffee houses. On Yonge Street from Bloor to King Street: Le Coq d'Or (with The Hawk's Nest above it); The Colonial Tavern; The Sapphire; Club Blue Note; The Zanzibar; and Club 888, which became The Rockpile in 1968.
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