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Toronto’s “vanishing music venues<\/a>,” have made headlines this year, touching on concerns that Toronto is losing nightlife attractions \u2014 one of the main draws of city life to begin with \u2014 during the condo boom.<\/p>\n

Still, some survive and new ones do crop up. Toronto may not be The City That Never Sleeps, but its millions of denizens and visitors still have a lot of options for entertainment when the sun goes down.<\/p>\n

In this then-and-now photo tour, we take a look at Toronto nightclubs, bars and taverns \u2014 both past and present. Photos by BuzzBuzzHome’s James Bombales show the city today, while historic photos from Toronto’s archives, Wikipedia, Google Streetview and Flickr users (as credited) reveal its past.<\/p>\n

The Guvernment, Queens Quay East and Lower Jarvis Street, 2007<\/h2>\n
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Historical photo: SimonP\/Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n

Victory Burlesque Theatre, Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue, 1972<\/h2>\n
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CiRCA, 126 John Street, 2007<\/h2>\n
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Historical photo: Google Streetview<\/em><\/p>\n

Jilly’s, 106 Broadview Avenue, 2003<\/h2>\n
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Historical photo: onasill\/Flickr<\/em><\/p>\n

Zipperz, 72 Carlton Street, 2012<\/h2>\n
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Big Bop, 651 Queen Street West, 1990s<\/h2>\n
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Historical photo: neutron girl\/Flickr<\/em><\/p>\n

Bermuda Tavern, 379 Yonge Street, 1950<\/h2>\n
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Zanzibar, 359 Yonge Street, late 1980s<\/h2>\n
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Friar’s Tavern, 279 Yonge Street, late 1980s<\/h2>\n
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El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Avenue, 2011<\/h2>\n
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Historical photo: Steve Harris\/Flickr<\/em><\/p>\n

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