{"id":2077,"date":"2009-12-08T00:01:54","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T05:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2011-07-21T23:46:10","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T03:46:10","slug":"the-old-gasworks-was-a-toronto-institution-for-music-lovers-and-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2009\/12\/08\/the-old-gasworks-was-a-toronto-institution-for-music-lovers-and-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old Gasworks was a Toronto institution for music lovers and bands"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>The <a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/gasworks.eyedropvideo.com\/index.php#pixvid\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Gasworks<\/a> was an iconic Toronto bar that helped launch the careers of many a band. The name of the bar was also in the movie Wayne&#8217;s World!<\/p>\n<p>Just a side note here folks, the trivia of Wayne&#8217;s World is something that everyone will find quite funny and familiar to all of us who grew up in the area!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2116\" title=\"gasworkswallart\" src=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/gasworkswallart1.jpg\" alt=\"gasworkswallart\" width=\"475\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/gasworkswallart1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/gasworkswallart1-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/gasworkswallart1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><br \/>\nCredit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mcwidi_2\/1637428794\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Dan McLaughlin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bar was at 585 Yonge St. and man that bar rocked! Back in it&#8217;s hey day, it was considered Toronto&#8217;s entertainment district, man has that changed! <\/p>\n<div class=\"c354d1e329b235f1862b41000f5a4d18\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* guitar_inpost_250x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1025806729\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<!--CusAds-->\n<p>The thing that I remember the most was the beer bottles that they served there, they were HUGE! They were called Quarts if memory serves me correctly?<\/p>\n<p>Information about this Toronto institution on line is quite limited. I did find a neat <a rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/carlbegai.com\/2009\/08\/03\/yuppie-scum-damage-control-gasworks-style\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">blog post<\/a> that talks about this person&#8217;s wildest time at the Gasworks! It talks about the ambiance of the place right down to the red and white vinyl table cloths.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2115\" title=\"kwikstore\" src=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/kwikstore.jpg\" alt=\"kwikstore\" width=\"475\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/kwikstore.jpg 475w, https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/kwikstore-146x150.jpg 146w, https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/kwikstore-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><br \/>\nCredit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/burlapjacket\/517058977\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Burlap Jacket<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Has anyone out there been inside the hallowed halls of the Gasworks in it&#8217;s heyday? 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