The Bluenote
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:20 pmClub Bluenote could return to Yonge Street… in a condo
A legendary Toronto blues club could see a revival – in a condo.
According to a zoning bylaw amendment application dated July 29, a proposed 74-storey mixed-use development at Yonge and Gerrard will include a space to commemorate Club Bluenote, and possibly a new venue.
The application’s heritage assessment impact, prepared for the developers by heritage architect Philip Goldsmith, outlines a plan to “remember and interpret the Bluenote Club, a club located here in the 1960s, which was important as a venue for the support and presentation blues music in Toronto.
A legendary Toronto blues club could see a revival – in a condo.
According to a zoning bylaw amendment application dated July 29, a proposed 74-storey mixed-use development at Yonge and Gerrard will include a space to commemorate Club Bluenote, and possibly a new venue.
The application’s heritage assessment impact, prepared for the developers by heritage architect Philip Goldsmith, outlines a plan to “remember and interpret the Bluenote Club, a club located here in the 1960s, which was important as a venue for the support and presentation blues music in Toronto.