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The old E!SPACE revisited
- Thread starter MartyMcFly
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the big area at keele and st. clair through the gunns road area used to all be slaughterhouses and rendering plants. it used to smell great in the summer.
it is now a canadian tire, rona, home depot and a 24-hour dominion. some of the old warehouses and holding areas are still there but empty. pretty soon it'll all be torn down as there is major townhouse/condo construction going on in the area.
there is only one operational section left at the far west side of the whole complex on st. clair. mostly pigs i think.
from that area comes my dad's favourite sign when they were adding on to the plant to put in a shortening factory:
"shortening expansion"
it is now a canadian tire, rona, home depot and a 24-hour dominion. some of the old warehouses and holding areas are still there but empty. pretty soon it'll all be torn down as there is major townhouse/condo construction going on in the area.
there is only one operational section left at the far west side of the whole complex on st. clair. mostly pigs i think.
from that area comes my dad's favourite sign when they were adding on to the plant to put in a shortening factory:
"shortening expansion"
MartyMcFly
TRIBE Promoter
I recently had these old videos converted from vhs to the internet's 
The link is below...
If you were around back then.... Enjoy..
http://www.torontoraves.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32552
(or just visit the sticky on the main page)
The link is below...
If you were around back then.... Enjoy..
http://www.torontoraves.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32552
(or just visit the sticky on the main page)
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it is worth noting that it was the site for the first ever Hullabaloo.
it is somewhat worth noting that i had the membership and collected the stamps for discounts or whatever that was about. I think I went there for their second week and then I was hooked for about a year or so. till the zombies took over.
it is somewhat worth noting that i had the membership and collected the stamps for discounts or whatever that was about. I think I went there for their second week and then I was hooked for about a year or so. till the zombies took over.
can't get the link to work...
damn
I also want to add, that although I never went to the place, I really miss raves in weird locations (and yes, I would totally party in a slaughter house-in fact a dutch act once told me about one of his best events [it was in a still in use slaughter house])
the experience of partying in venues that are not usually used for public gatherings was one of my favourite aspects about raves. You see that space in a totally different way
damn
I also want to add, that although I never went to the place, I really miss raves in weird locations (and yes, I would totally party in a slaughter house-in fact a dutch act once told me about one of his best events [it was in a still in use slaughter house])
the experience of partying in venues that are not usually used for public gatherings was one of my favourite aspects about raves. You see that space in a totally different way
Dirty Girl
TRIBE Member
^^whats a sticky?
how do i see the video, I dont wanna register, do I have to register ?
pls help the idiots.
how do i see the video, I dont wanna register, do I have to register ?
pls help the idiots.
Klubmasta Will
TRIBE Member
[ WE > I ] =
phunkymunky
TRIBE Member
i don't think i'd wanna party in a slaughterhouse haha. the risk of getting sick is a bit high. specially if it's still in use.
Klubmasta Will
TRIBE Member
the shitty real estate and commercial leasing market in the nineties was key to some of the best parties. commercial landlords were losing money and would rent to anyone - for anything - to help stop the bleeding.
passdabong
TRIBE Member
Originally posted by geminigirl
^awwww Marty that pic brings back so many memories.
Some of my fondest memories are:
*the dirty washrooms with the benches...all the action was in the washroom! I met so many people that I partied with for years later in that washroom.
*yellow jackets
*black licorice mdma
*Maxine
Pics do bring back a lot of memories for me, this is where it all started. I remember so many mornings hoping that I had saved a toonie for the street car. I can't count the many sketchy streetcar rides on those early Sat morinings
tim patrick
TRIBE Member
Yes there were some spectacular deals for some promoters in that era.
I remember the first time 393 King St. W. was used the owner asked for $500.00
on the condition that he got to sell the water. I still remember how everyone that was in the room had to turn away from looking at each other when he named his price, so we wouldn't give away the fact that he was giving away his space.Needless to say, after 3000 ppl showed up at 25-30 bucks a head, the owner decided to change his rates.
Originally posted by phunkymunky
i don't think i'd wanna party in a slaughterhouse haha. the risk of getting sick is a bit high. specially if it's still in use.
buddy, I work at a hospital, did so during SARS..........
I'm really not scared of germs, although it would be nice to have a 'clean' slaughterhouse...
E Space re-dux
FYI-The E! Space that Marty is talking about and most of you are remembering here was actually where Len and Jeanine LIVED, which was not the actual area of the former slaughterhouse; that was next door (albeit part of the same building).
The first time I went to a party in the bigger space it was underground bliss: taking a freight elevator to the dance space on the 2nd floor, dancing in two back room warehouse spaces (one of which played host to Ultrasonic, one of the best live techno bands ever), enjoying decor that you knew was never again going to be used made especially for the party , being so far out of the "loop" and totally in an industrial area so that we KNEW the cops would never notice, seeing the same friendly folks that came out every week to a different space to enjoy the party and the music and not just take drugs and fall down.
And I didn't know until after the party that the building had been used as a slaughterhouse. There was certainly no indication of that to me or my friends that night. And at future parties I never noticed any smell or blood stains that would have indicated what the rooms had been used for at one time. I think some peoples' imaginations went into overdrive when they heard what that building had been. It was never as gross as has been suggested in this thread. And the subsequent E! Space was NEVER gross and dirty because people lived there. It was in fact one of the best (and cleanest) spaces that has ever been used in this city on a regular basis (imho).
The E! Team was also responsible for keeping the original vibe alive while the massive parties were changing the face of the scene (not an indictment of the massive parties, which were good in their own right-before they all moved to the two clubs that host them now). If you remember a night at 28 Gunns Rd, then you remember the last of the classic days of the rave scene in Toronto.
FYI-The E! Space that Marty is talking about and most of you are remembering here was actually where Len and Jeanine LIVED, which was not the actual area of the former slaughterhouse; that was next door (albeit part of the same building).
The first time I went to a party in the bigger space it was underground bliss: taking a freight elevator to the dance space on the 2nd floor, dancing in two back room warehouse spaces (one of which played host to Ultrasonic, one of the best live techno bands ever), enjoying decor that you knew was never again going to be used made especially for the party , being so far out of the "loop" and totally in an industrial area so that we KNEW the cops would never notice, seeing the same friendly folks that came out every week to a different space to enjoy the party and the music and not just take drugs and fall down.
And I didn't know until after the party that the building had been used as a slaughterhouse. There was certainly no indication of that to me or my friends that night. And at future parties I never noticed any smell or blood stains that would have indicated what the rooms had been used for at one time. I think some peoples' imaginations went into overdrive when they heard what that building had been. It was never as gross as has been suggested in this thread. And the subsequent E! Space was NEVER gross and dirty because people lived there. It was in fact one of the best (and cleanest) spaces that has ever been used in this city on a regular basis (imho).
The E! Team was also responsible for keeping the original vibe alive while the massive parties were changing the face of the scene (not an indictment of the massive parties, which were good in their own right-before they all moved to the two clubs that host them now). If you remember a night at 28 Gunns Rd, then you remember the last of the classic days of the rave scene in Toronto.
