Larry's Hideaway

Larry's Hideaway
Address 121 Carlton Street
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Construction
Closed 1986
Demolished 1993–1996?

Larry's Hideaway was a bar in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The venue was notable for being one of the first venues in Toronto to open itself to punk and new wave music acts, as well as hard rock.[1] The venue was well known for its good acoustics.[2] Several artists recorded live albums at the venue.

Venue

The bar was located in the basement of the Prince Carlton Hotel on the north-west corner of Allan Gardens, on Carlton Street at Jarvis Street.[3] The venue was booked by the "Two Garys", Gary Topp and Gary Cormier, who also booked bands to "The Edge" and to the Horseshoe Tavern. The bar had a dirty, un-clean reputation[3][1] although bands reputedly loved to play there.[3]

The hotel was damaged by fire and demolished in the early 1990s. The location is now part of Allan Gardens park.

Notable artists

Live albums

References

  1. 1 2 Krewen, Nick; Fraser, Garnet (January 3, 2010). "Toronto's transit of venues (or, weep not for the bop)". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "10 Unforgettable Defunct Toronto Music Venues - My Freakin Ears!". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Weglarz, Karolina (October 21, 2009). "‘The biggest shit hole in the city’". the eyeopener.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Larry's Hideaway Toronto Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Larry’s Hideaway/The Prince Carlton Hotel". Lost Toronto.

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