Crews & Tangos

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Crews & Tangos
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Crews & Tangos in 2014
Crews & Tangos
Address508 Church Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4Y 2C8
Opened1994
Website
https://www.instagram.com/crewsandtangos/?hl=en

Crews & Tangos is a gay bar located at 508 Church Street in the gay village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1994, [1] the bar is renowned for hosting nightly drag shows. [2] [3]

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The first floor of the bar serves as the main location for the "Miss Church Street" pageant in the CBC Gem series QUEENS . [4]

Homicide investigation

Crews & Tangos was connected to the murder investigation of Tess Richey. The night of Richey's disappearance in 2017, Richey and a friend visited the bar and security footage from the venue was used to outline the sequence of events during the court proceedings. [5]

Gentrification concerns and heritage status

In March 2020, news began to spread about a proposal for a new condo development where Crews & Tangos is located. [6] Concerned community members created a Change.org petition garnering over 30,000 signatures. [7] Following the outcry, Kristyn Wong-Tam (city councillor for Toronto Centre) conducted a preliminary report of the space, [8] and in February 2022, the City of Toronto granted heritage status to the buildings located at 508 and 510 Church Street. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Bignell, Quintin (May 18, 2022). "Popular Toronto drag bar Crews & Tangos has lease extended until 2023". CityNews Toronto.
  2. ↑ Mooney, Kyle (April 18, 2010). "Crews & Tangos is open for business (and pleasure)". Xtra Magazine.
  3. ↑ Woo, Jaime (April 26, 2017). "Drag shows aren't free-for-alls for straight women letting loose". The Globe and Mail.
  4. ↑ Queens | Short-form Series | CBC Gem , retrieved January 24, 2024
  5. ↑ Carter, Adam (March 23, 2020). "Her final hours". CBC.
  6. ↑ Hoard, KC (February 17, 2022). "How to Save Dying Gay Bars". The Walrus.
  7. ↑ King, Angelina (March 12, 2020). "'Erasing our history': Thousands sign petition to save iconic drag bar from condo development". CBC.
  8. ↑ "506-516 Church Street – Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications – Preliminary Report" (PDF). toronto.ca. September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Alterations to a HeritageProperty and Authority to Enter into a HeritageEasement Agreement - 508 and 510 Church Street" (PDF). toronto.ca. May 24, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

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