Looking southeast on Dovercourt Rd, between Northumberland St and Bloor St W, in the Bloorcourt Village neighbourhood of Toronto.
In a building that previously housed the Arlington Tavern and, before that, the Arlington Athletic & Social Club, the Dovercourt Tavern, as shown in the archive photo, opened around 1970. Newspaper ads mentioned Newfoundland singer Michael T. Wall performing at the Dovercourt Tavern. In 1983, the building became home to Blondie’s Tavern, followed by Al Khaima Dinner Theatre. Since 2011, the building has had an additional storey added and has been converted into apartments.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register
- Heritage Toronto
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: Toronto Public Library
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
