‘It's a real shame,’ Torontonians are disappointed with new nightclub that has replaced the Velvet Underground. - NOW Toronto Five months after The Velvet Underground shuttered its doors, a new nightclub called Hyve has taken over the vacated space.

Five months after The Velvet Underground shuttered its doors, a new nightclub called Hyve has taken over the vacated space. #QueenWest #VelvetUnderground

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Gladstone Hotel. Queen St. West . Toronto
#photography #blackandwhite #streetphotography #monochrome #architecturalphotography #queenwest #toronto #blackandwhitephotography

Tax long-term vacant retail. Fine speculative vacancies. Incentivize real tenants, not empty windows. If you can leave a space empty for months or years, you shouldn’t get a free ride.

We live here.Queen West isn’t an investment spreadsheet — it’s a community.

#QueenWest #Toronto #StopSpeculation

Queen St. West, Study No. 2 - 1980

Artist: Arto Yuzbasiyan (1948- )
Medium: Oil painting
Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library

#1980s #oilpainting #queenwest #winter #city #streetcar #torontoart #streetscene #art #toronto #canada

#KardinalOffishall
#TorontoLife #QueenWest #Hiphopculture
#BlackCanada #BlackSky

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An amazing friend is participating in the #QueenWestArtCrawl You can see her work & so many other talented artists this weekend. Come out & support the local art scene!

#QWAC #Toronto #ArtFestival #SupportLocalArt #TrinityBellwoodsPark #TorontoEvents #ArtMarket #QueenWest www.queenwestartcrawl.com

Ah, Toronto, where you can get your synth fixed.

#synths #toronto #synthfixing #oldschool #queenwest

TORONTO PEOPLE: a reminder that I am doing an event with the wonderful Claire Foster at Type Books on Queen Street West, September 2, at 7pm. Come and have a chat and browse one of Toronto's loveliest bookstores...

#greyhound #typebooks #toronto #queenwest

Queen St West. Toronto.
#blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #monochrome #queenwest #toronto #docs #leather #bikelanes #save

My Place. Queen St. W. Toronto.
#blackandwhite #monochrome #toronto #queenwest

Let's start Saturday the right way, with thoughts of Ye Olde Cameron House and the sounds of Nic Robertson, Mike Belitsky and Sean Dean. #Weekend #SurfRock #QueenWest #LiveForLiveMusic

Queen West + St. Patrick, June 2025. Toronto, ON.

#Toronto #ontario #photography #canada #urbanphotography
#queenwest #stpatrick #streetphotography #streetlife #streetcar

Still feels weird walking past Sanctuary and it's an optometrist now. The Starbucks has been gone for a while now.
#sanctuary #queenwest

Did you know today marks 45 years since the very first Queen West Street Fair? 🎉

#OnThisDay #OTD #1980s #queenwest #streetfair #streetfestival #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin

On #InternationalJazzDay we just have to share something tasty from The Rex! #JazzQuartet #QueenWest #MusicSky #LiveForLiveMusic

This Thursday at The Rivoli, Kevin Hearn brings his all-star band to you. There might be giants! #ParticleMan #IndieMusic #QueenWest #LiveForLiveMusic

TONIGHT at Ye Olde Cameron House, it's the West of Jane album release party. Get on out! #AltRock #QueenWest #Toronto #LiveForLiveMusic

#Hipstamatic #LuciferVI #QueenWest #猫式 #猫 #cat #ShotoniPhone #ねこ #保護猫 #猫カフェ

This afternoon! #QueenWest #TheJunction #LiveForLiveMusic

The Kevin Hearn Band plays The Rivoli on May 1st. With Hugh Marsh, Chris Gartner and Davide di Renzo, it's a killer combo! 🇨🇦 #IndieRock #QueenWest #MusicSky #LiveForLiveMusic

More from a tremendous evening of acoustic #AltCountry at The Cameron House. Happy Monday, everyone! #TheSadies #QueenWest #MusicSky #LiveForLiveMusic

The Sadies play ye olde Cameron House this Fri/Sat. Limited additional tickets just released! 🇨🇦 #AltCountry #QueenWest #LiveForLiveMusic

Come see this 36"x36" Neo-Divisionist painting in person at Gallery 1313 in Toronto. Opening reception Thur Feb 20th at 6:30pm. #gallery1313 #artshow #queenwest #parkdale #parkdaletoronto #neodivisionism #divisionism #divisionist

#aboutlastnight at #gallery1313 @fredkuhr.bsky.social @inkmancarpenter.bsky.social @buffguy4art.bsky.social #artopening #artshow #queenwest #arttoronto

Sunday night and time for some #MadeInCanada funky stuff! #FiveAlarmFunk #BovineSexClub #QueenWest #LiveForLiveMusic

Joan Smith & the John Does are bringing a whole lotta QOTSA to the legendary @horseshoetavern.bsky.social on March 15th. Time to rock out! #TheShoe #QueenWest #LiveForLiveMusic

Queen St. West Study #6, 1980

Artist: Arto Yuzbasiyan (1948- )
Medium: Oil painting
Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library

#1980s #oilpainting #queenwest #winter #city #streetcar #torontoart #art #artist #toronto #canada

photo of little plastic people at Active Surplus

Photo of Active Surplus.

For some of us #ActiveSurplus on #QueenWest was a place to spend an afternoon. Where else could you find little "Running People" for 10 cents each ?
Unfortunately no longer with us . #Toronto