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"Cheaters" strip joint on Yonge south of ellington, I used to work in that area and frequented that place a lot.
 
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unassuming said:
"Cheaters" strip joint on Yonge south of ellington, I used to work in that area and frequented that place a lot.
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After my divorce, I lived around Yonge and Lawrence for a year. I had a steady stream of takeout.

I actually learned a lot more about sex than when I was married.
 
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unassuming said:
"Cheaters" strip joint on Yonge south of ellington, I used to work in that area and frequented that place a lot.
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I used to do my homework there. Would get drunk, get lap dances during the day at the same time tryin to do school work. No wonder I didn’t do well in college..lol
 
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black booty lover said:
No chance. I was getting lap dances at the Grand West and Charlie T's before Cheaters was even around.
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Since we're bringing up old strip joints, does anyone remember TJ's? It was in the lower level of the Peanut Plaza. I remember going there when i was 17. Our friend's brother knew the doorman. That must have been 1991 or 1992. It closed not long after.
 
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essguy_ said:
Anybody remember the Dairy Queen at Vic Park and Lawrence (South East corner)? When I was a kid, it was a sign of Spring when this opened (it used to close down for winter). After Dairy Queen - it went through various conversions - eg: "Steak Queen" - Last time I was there it was kind of a Middle Eastern food place and pretty good but that was a few years ago.

The other restaurant in the same area (Lawrence just East of Vic Park) was called "The Copper Kettle" which was another place my parents would take us - usually for a Sunday brunch/lunch - it was a round building with a copper roof. I think the original building is still there but has been converted into a church of some kind. This was back in the days when suburban restaurant choices were very very limited - especially for a family with kids. Another memory is Howard Johnson's restaurants which have all but disappeared from Toronto, as far as I know. When I was a kid I used to love their "Tendersweet clams" (deep fried clam strips).
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essguy - sounds like grew up in same area - until grade 3 house was south of eglinton square (had an S.S. Kresge store- became K Mart), grandparents were just north of golden mile (had an F.W. Woolworth store - became Woolco)- so many fond memories of them taking me to that DG !

- also to another round restaurant on west side vic park btwn eglinton and lawrence, across from arncliffe cres - excellent sundaes and burgers :)

- worked at A+W Coffee Shop roughly across lawrence from copper kettle - A+W's answer to Denny's - 24x7 full menu (steaks, fish and chips, bacon eggs etc etc etc) dining room, watress's etc
 
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Anyone remember "Beefsters" on Yonge south of dundas?

They were Canada's answer to Arby's, they were short lived, I almost ended up working there as a teen lol.
 
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Oh yes, Le Strip, I loved that place such a great seedy vibe....would definitely go if it was still around. Would be great to find a similar place today however likely wouldn’t survive vs all of the strip joints and mp’s
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those were the days. little asian girl "Kuna" let me suck her toes in the back room , the rest is history lol
 
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1954 Toronto Santa Claus Parade. Skip to the 7 minute mark to see the parade. Not too sure the date but there was no snow. Probably global warming in the '50's.

 
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Mama G's pizzeria on Yonge just below Dundas.


Burger King across from Eaton Centre is still there after more than 40 years, it seems all other shops on that side of Yonge has changed since.
 
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rexst said:
essguy - sounds like grew up in same area - until grade 3 house was south of eglinton square (had an S.S. Kresge store- became K Mart), grandparents were just north of golden mile (had an F.W. Woolworth store - became Woolco)- so many fond memories of them taking me to that DG !
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I grew up in Don Mills, which when my parents bought was touted as the first fully planned suburban development in North America. From green field, they planned a shopping center hub (Don Mills Shopping Center) with housing developments, grade schools feeding a high school all radiating out from the Donway circle. By the time I was born it was fully developed, but when my parents bought - even the roads were not completed. My Dad has stories of getting to our street by driving across a dirt field.

Around Eglington and Vic Park - do you or anybody remember the bill board for the car dealer? It featured a working swing with a picture of a model on it. Every season the model on the swing would be in a different outfit. Eg: in winter, a parka, in summer - a bikini. It was another sign of Spring (along with the opening of the Dairy Queen) when the model was changed out of a parka into a sweater. If I remember correctly, in Fall the model was in jeans and a plaid shirt.

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essguy_ said:
Around Eglinton and Vic Park - do you or anybody remember the bill board for the car dealer? It featured a working swing with a picture of a model on it. Every season the model on the swing would be in a different outfit. Eg: in winter, a parka, in summer - a bikini. It was another sign of Spring (along with the opening of the Dairy Queen) when the model was changed out of a parka into a sweater. If I remember correctly, in Fall the model was in jeans and a plaid shirt.
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The billboard is still there last time I looked.
 
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black booty lover said:
No chance. I was getting lap dances at the Grand West and Charlie T's before Cheaters was even around.
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Grand West........wow!!!!..... I remember that place before it was a strip club. They used to have cover bands on the weekends and it was great. One day I walked in and no more bands. The bartender told me they were having too much trouble dealing with the bands. Shortly afterwards it became Diamond Dolls strip club.
 
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essguy_ said:
I grew up in Don Mills, which when my parents bought was touted as the first fully planned suburban development in North America. From green field, they planned a shopping center hub (Don Mills Shopping Center) with housing developments, grade schools feeding a high school all radiating out from the Donway circle. By the time I was born it was fully developed, but when my parents bought - even the roads were not completed. My Dad has stories of getting to our street by driving across a dirt field.

Around Eglington and Vic Park - do you or anybody remember the bill board for the car dealer? It featured a working swing with a picture of a model on it. Every season the model on the swing would be in a different outfit. Eg: in winter, a parka, in summer - a bikini. It was another sign of Spring (along with the opening of the Dairy Queen) when the model was changed out of a parka into a sweater. If I remember correctly, in Fall the model was in jeans and a plaid shirt.

- apparently thet didnt put roads in first, nor build houses on spec - grandfather's house was on st running east directly across st from zingburger (thanks) - and told me he had to park on vic pk and walk across farmers furrows to house
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The "Copa" night club at Yonge and Scollard st. For a few years , it was the it place to go, long lineups to get in, luckily for me I worked with one of the club's door man at a part time job elsewhere, he would let my friends and I in immediately.
 
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