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- ↑ "Buildings at Risk: Hotel Waverly". Architectural Conservancy Ontario.
- ↑ "Silver Dollar Room now a heritage site". Toronto Star. 13 January 2015.
- ↑ Rayner, Ben (31 January 2017). "Silver Dollar Room set to close in the spring". Toronto Star.
- ↑ "after epic final show". Best of Toronto Blog.
- ↑ "Deal will keep popular Toronto music venue the Silver Dollar Room open". Inside Toronto.
- ↑ Rayner, Ben. "Toronto's Silver Dollar Room has been demolished — but it'll be back". Toronto Star.
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