Comments on: Then & Now: 56 Kensington a.k.a. Club 56 https://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/12/then-now-56-kensington-a-k-a-club-56/ 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: Sarah Wayne https://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/12/then-now-56-kensington-a-k-a-club-56/#comment-46 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:50:33 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1375#comment-46 All comments in the string below have been republished from their original appearance on The Grid website. We’re including the readers’ comments as they add to these Then & Now stories. We look forward to reading new comments here as well.

Steven

WOW! Flashbacks! Thanks Denise. 

12:14 pm on January 7, 2014 







Rachel 

Thanks for this! This really took me back to that time. 

10:27 am on November 20, 2013 






Nostalgic

Great article. You guys should do a piece on “Day Jams” of the 90s. They were really popular amongst the asian (south and east) and west indian communities. Our parents wouldn’t let us go at night so some smart promoters and deejays got the idea to host parties during the school hours. So we all would skip classes at 12PM and attend these “Jams” at various venues namely, Spectrum on Victoria Park and Main St, Casablanca on Kennedy and Sheppard, Cylpso Hut, etc.. That was just in the east end, there were plenty of parties happening in west end (etobicoke, rexdale, missisauga) as well. In your research you will find Rusell Peters was involved in deejaying at these events too.
Good Times. 

2:44 pm on November 19, 2013 






Rex 

Super well-researched piece. Thanks! 

1:55 pm on November 13, 2013 






Andrew

Great parties. Cant believe it was that long ago. Seems like it wasn’t that far away, but the pictures look like its from a lifetime ago. making me feel old, but appreciative. 

12:32 am on November 13, 2013 







HairyToes 

Never went there but looked like it had a good atmosphere just from the pictures.
Ya gotta love the smaller venues, that’s why I miss the days of the warehouse parties.
This place looks like something I would have enjoyed.
Nice tribute mix. 

6:40 pm on November 12, 2013 







Ol Cee Pee 

Definitely a highlight of my early/mid 20s. 

9:04 pm on November 12, 2013 


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