Comments on: Then & Now: Sparkles http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-sparkles/ Influential Toronto nightclubs from the 1970s through 2000s. The stories of Then & Now explore both Toronto after dark and the ways in which social spaces tend to foreshadow gentrification trends. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:04:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Susan Lynne schwenger http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-sparkles/#comment-446699 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:04:44 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1235#comment-446699 An Octarian woman
-who has dipped my toes
into 8 generations
-born in 1958
The year of the golden earth dogs,
Like Michael Jackson etc
-danced a lot at rooney’s
Hippopotamus, remy’s etc
Was Part owner of graphika
- united media studios
Designed the logo for The Copa
Did work for everyone
from Amex to orfa
to crfa
- molsons labatts and baccardi
- did work for chrysalis
and ordway (fish market – graf Bobby – wheels)
- amazing times
-I remember many gals and guys
swinging their amazing
handcrafted Canadian – Italian leather
disco or handbags or purses
known as
sacs by Mimo sacs / moda Italy
A Fashion and handbags expert
Of no small repute
- Mimo was way ahead of the curve
in craftsman and design and manufacturing
Of fine leather goods
- he could read a hide with his hands !!!
An immigrant to Canada
A True Lebanese ???
artisan from Armenia ???
From 260 spadina
in downtown Toronto to
436 Wellington st
To 3560 Victoria park
in Scarborough, Ontario
To where ????

Mimo was a great friend !!!

So sad I lost track of him

Got ideas
Workingwonders@aol.com

]]> By: Gord M http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-sparkles/#comment-308014 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 13:47:59 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1235#comment-308014 I went to school in late 80’s early 90’s with Steve Bolton aka Z. He had a regular set to DJ up at Sparkles one weeknight each week. Good times in an iconic club up in the sky.

]]> By: brennan http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-sparkles/#comment-275363 Sun, 25 Feb 2024 01:37:23 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1235#comment-275363 I worked there as a nighttime bartender assistant in 91 I think. Marwan was a manager. No DJ, the music was a CD and the same top 40 type tracks every single night. I grew to hate some of those songs lol…….a la la la la labamba:)

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]]> By: Lou http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-sparkles/#comment-51645 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:42:04 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1235#comment-51645 Excellent pieces.

]]> By: Royvia http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-sparkles/#comment-44164 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:02:50 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1235#comment-44164 Great post.

]]> By: Suzanne Sagar http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-sparkles/#comment-34588 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:57:39 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1235#comment-34588 Hi Susi. I definitely remember you as well. Thing I remember most about you was how young looking you always looked. Didn’t we all in hind sight? lol Fabulous days to be sure! Add me on facebook if you’re on there. Lovely to chat with you again. :)

]]> By: Susi Roncali http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-sparkles/#comment-18931 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:08:10 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1235#comment-18931 Hi Suzanne, I also worked there and remember you. I was the coat check girl, then went to top cash and then got promoted to head cash downstairs. What a great time we had.

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