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The Riverboat
The Riverboat Coffee House was a Canadian coffeehouse located at 134 Yorkville Avenue in the Yorkville, Toronto, Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was a key venue for folk rock music and singer songwriter music made famous for featuring high-profile acts, and is considered to be "the best-known coffee house in Canada." It opened in October 1964 and closed on June 25, 1978. History The Riverboat was owned by Bernie & Patricia (a.k.a. Sola, a well-known artist) Fiedler. Located in a basement, its decor was modelled after the interior of a boat, featuring port hole windows and intimate booths. Legend has it that American protest singer Phil Ochs wrote one of his best-known songs, "Changes", on the back porch. Notable performers Numerous Canadian artists, including Lenny Breau, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn and Murray McLauchlan, played the Riverboat. A frequent stop on the touring circuit, many American artists, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkville Avenue
Yorkville may refer to: Locations Canada * Yorkville, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Toronto ** Yorkville Village * Bay station (Toronto), a subway station in Toronto * Yorkville University, a private University located in New Brunswick United States *Yorkville, California, Mendocino County *Yorkville, Georgia *Yorkville, Illinois *Yorkville, Indiana *Yorkville, Manhattan, a neighborhood in New York City *Yorkville, Oneida County, New York *Yorkville, Michigan *Yorkville, Ohio *Yorkville (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), a neighborhood *Yorkville, South Carolina *Yorkville, Tennessee *Yorkville, Wisconsin **Yorkville (community), Wisconsin Other *Yorkville Sound, a brand of audio equipment See also * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |