nice old pic of Yorkville St (glimpse of The Riverboat)
pic from 1975
The Riverboat Coffeehouse, located at 134 Yorkville Avenue closed its doors for the last time on June 25, 1978.
An icon in the neighbourhood for over a decade, the basement coffeehouse, only able to seat 100 people showcased emerging Canadian artists such as Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and many more.
The closing of the Riverboat ended an era of bohemian coffeehouses in Yorkville before gentrification began in the neighbourhood.
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