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Woody's & Sailor
Woody's, Church Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
Woody's is an institution, not only on the celebrated Church Street but across the country, since its appearance on Queer As Folk. This bar draws crowds of tourists from across the world as successfully as loyal locals, seeking fantastic drag shows and regular "best" competitions. The venue boasts multiple levels and a total of five bars, having merged with Sailors, a neighbouring bar, to create an amazing club space that's bigger than you realise.
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Pegasus On Church
In the heart of the Gay Village and its community, Pegasus is a place for friends to meet and enjoy a simple drink, as it has been for decades. Its casual and local vibe appeals to both tourists and loyal regulars, who meet here for a game of pool, pinball, and the range of other games on offer. If that's not your thing then sit back with a martini and simply watch the world go by from the patio.
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The Great Migration of the 80s &#; Mapping the Village
By Joseph Abernethy
Welcome back to another edition of Mapping the Village! In this edition of clubs becoming condos we’re going to travel the “great migration” of the ’s and the birth of what we consider todays village. It’s important to note that at the beginning of this pivotal decade the Toronto queer community experienced Operation Soap &#; the Bathhouse Raids &#; and saw the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic which devastated a generation over the course of the decade. With that in mind it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the community continued opening more bars off Yonge Street.
That being said, 1 Isabella Street was the noun of Komrads a bar that opened in the summer of This wasn’t just any bar, it opened with an advanced sound system and the largest dance floor the village had to offer. This wonderful combination meant that its cliental could dance 7-days a week to all the Madonna the mid 80’s had to offer. The location is now a club of another kind, Hone Fitness. So, if you want to pay homage to Komrads position
Woody’s first-ever ad in Xtra was simply its name, address and the words “glad to be gay.” The bar opened its doors July 26, , exposing its randy rhino horn and almost entirely mustachioed staff to the public for the first time. Behold, a timeline of the bar’s most notable events and accomplishments.
Woody’s sells food, making it possible to eat a Horny Rhino Hot Dog while listening to kd lang’s “Big Boned Gal.” The popular Sunday brunch ran until
Woody’s kicks off a tradition of supporting local groups and teams by hosting the Tour of Toronto ’89 volleyball tournament.
Bad Boys Nite Out begins every Tuesday — because you have to be a bad boy to pay a Tuesday night at a bar.
Woody’s advertisements include the names of songs it would participate that night. According to one ad in Xtra, a attend to Woody’s would mean a night of rockin’ out to Kate Bush’s “Sensual World,” Bonnie Raitt’s “Thing Called Love” and David Bowie’s “Panic in Detroit.&rdquo
Woody’s is a sacred space.
It’s a statement that could be seen as controversial to some, but for many people in Toronto’s queer community, the Church Street institution is much more than your average neighbourhood watering hole. And on a busy Friday or Saturday night, with the establishment’s four bars buzzing with life, the space possesses both a vibrancy and relevancy that belies its 25 years of existence.
“For queers, bars are our temples; drag queens are the priests and DJs are the choir,” says Mitchel Raphael, photographer and former Fab magazine editor-in-chief. “Woody’s is the holy of holies of gay bars. [And] much like the best of true religious institutions, it has been incredible at giving back to the community it serves — whether it be funding for the arts or donating money for political battles verb same-sex marriage.”
Patricia Wilson, bar manager at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, agrees. “Woody’s was everything the world around us was not for the queers. Without that bar, the people in the commu
The Great Migration of the 80s &#; Mapping the Village
By Joseph Abernethy
Welcome back to another edition of Mapping the Village! In this edition of clubs becoming condos we’re going to travel the “great migration” of the ’s and the birth of what we consider todays village. It’s important to note that at the beginning of this pivotal decade the Toronto queer community experienced Operation Soap &#; the Bathhouse Raids &#; and saw the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic which devastated a generation over the course of the decade. With that in mind it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the community continued opening more bars off Yonge Street.
That being said, 1 Isabella Street was the noun of Komrads a bar that opened in the summer of This wasn’t just any bar, it opened with an advanced sound system and the largest dance floor the village had to offer. This wonderful combination meant that its cliental could dance 7-days a week to all the Madonna the mid 80’s had to offer. The location is now a club of another kind, Hone Fitness. So, if you want to pay homage to Komrads position
Woody’s first-ever ad in Xtra was simply its name, address and the words “glad to be gay.” The bar opened its doors July 26, , exposing its randy rhino horn and almost entirely mustachioed staff to the public for the first time. Behold, a timeline of the bar’s most notable events and accomplishments.
Woody’s sells food, making it possible to eat a Horny Rhino Hot Dog while listening to kd lang’s “Big Boned Gal.” The popular Sunday brunch ran until
Woody’s kicks off a tradition of supporting local groups and teams by hosting the Tour of Toronto ’89 volleyball tournament.
Bad Boys Nite Out begins every Tuesday — because you have to be a bad boy to pay a Tuesday night at a bar.
Woody’s advertisements include the names of songs it would participate that night. According to one ad in Xtra, a attend to Woody’s would mean a night of rockin’ out to Kate Bush’s “Sensual World,” Bonnie Raitt’s “Thing Called Love” and David Bowie’s “Panic in Detroit.&rdquo
Woody’s is a sacred space.
It’s a statement that could be seen as controversial to some, but for many people in Toronto’s queer community, the Church Street institution is much more than your average neighbourhood watering hole. And on a busy Friday or Saturday night, with the establishment’s four bars buzzing with life, the space possesses both a vibrancy and relevancy that belies its 25 years of existence.
“For queers, bars are our temples; drag queens are the priests and DJs are the choir,” says Mitchel Raphael, photographer and former Fab magazine editor-in-chief. “Woody’s is the holy of holies of gay bars. [And] much like the best of true religious institutions, it has been incredible at giving back to the community it serves — whether it be funding for the arts or donating money for political battles verb same-sex marriage.”
Patricia Wilson, bar manager at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, agrees. “Woody’s was everything the world around us was not for the queers. Without that bar, the people in the commu