Larry's Hideaway

In the basement of the Prince Carlton Hotel on Carlton Street just east of Jarvis, Larry's Hideaway was one of the first punk and new wave venue's in Toronto. It was known for its good acoustics, resulting in several artists recording live albums there. Before that it was a jazz club from 1961.

The hotel upstairs, and building in general suffered decline over the years, with a fire on October 16, 1991 which ultimaely led to the building being torn down. It is now part of the off-leash dog area of Allan Gardens park.

Short URL to share for Larrys Hideaway historic photos: wholemap.com/LarrysHideaway
Address for Larrys Hideaway: 121 Carlton Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M5A 2K5
Latitude, Longitude for Larrys Hideaway: 43.66273378392439, -79.37509234544603

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List of all subjects. You can also see all the historic photos for a given neighbourhood. We also have a list of all the photos arranged by date.

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Historic photos of Larrys Hideaway

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1982		Bauhaus live at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto in 1982 43 years ago - Garden District - Saturday, December 4, 1982 Link to archive record - Map location
1982		Bush Tetras from New York City playing live on Stage at Larrys Hideaway in 1982 43 years ago - Garden District - Thursday, September 2, 1982 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1984		Intro to heavy metal - Blind Vengeance, Axxs, Banshee, Rapid Tears at Larry's Hideaway 41 years ago - Garden District - 1984 Link to archive record - Map location
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1982		Killing Joke live at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto in 1982 (audio only) 43 years ago - Garden District - Monday, August 9, 1982 Link to archive record - Map location
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1977		Larrys Hideaway looking west past gas station to Maple Leaf Gardens in distance 48 years ago - Garden District - Friday, May 6, 1977 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
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1985		Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live at Larry's Hideaway in Toronto in 1985 (audio only) 40 years ago - Garden District - Wednesday, October 23, 1985 Link to archive record - Map location
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1985		Punk hangout - crowd outside Larrys Hideaway in 1985 40 years ago - Garden District - Sunday, May 26, 1985 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
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1978		Teenage Head playing live at Larry's Hideaway - crowd and Frankie Venom 47 years ago - Garden District - 1978 Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)
1978		The Diodes playing live at Larry's Hideaway - OCAD Toronto punk band - John Catto guitarist, Paul Robinson vocals, and Ian Mackay on bass 47 years ago - Garden District - 1978 Link to archive record - Map location (From Collations Flickr stream)