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A new documentary on Yorkville’s amazing 60s scene is coming

Back in the 1960s, Yorkville was a Toronto enclave that became a cultural centre for the burgeoning Canadian music scene.

[Coming up Tuesday the 14th, I’ll be offering a presentation on the history of Toronto music at The Great Hall

It’s a pretty trendy part of town now with multi-million-dollar townhomes and condos, high-end shops, five-star hotels and expensive shops.

[Frequent contributor Juliette Jagger wrote this for Noisey/Vice. – AC] In the mid 1960’s, Toronto’s Yorkville neighborhood was a renowned

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