I used to go to a place like that when I was a student in Manchester. It was called The Continental. It wasn't strictly 'public' - you were there by invitation. To get in you knocked on the door and a trap opened at face level. The bouncer grunted at you, and you said "I'm a medical student" whether you were or not, at which point he opened the door and invited you in. It was a peculiar place, but it was open after 2am, which was highly unusual in those days (mid 70s).
Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of frank theriault > Sent: 19 November 2008 15:44 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: PESO - The Matador Club > > I have no idea how this place stays open. It's Toronto's most > infamous after-hours club. Been around forever, only open two nights > per week for a couple of hours. Selling booze after hours is quite > illegal, yet this place does it openly. Okay, maybe not quite openly. > You pay the cover, walk in and some old lady sells mickeys of rye for > about three times what you'd pay at the liquor store. Then you go to > "the bar" and buy your mixer. Then you sit down and drink it. > > Everyone knows it's there, everyone knows it's illegally selling > liquor, yet they've never (to my knowledge) been raided or closed > down. > > If you've ever had an image of what an illegal boozecan might look > like, this is likely it: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/torontos-infamous-b > oozecan.html > > cheers, > frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
