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rfmcdonaldblogTO's Aubrey Jax reported today that Sonic Boom--a Toronto record shop of note, one I've known from its locations in The Annex at Bloor and Bathurst--is set to make a big move. It will be closing up its two existing locations, neatly vacating the Bloor/Bathurst location before Honest Ed's closes at the end of 2016, and moving to the Robertson Building at 215 Spadina Avenue, on the east side of the street between Dundas and Queen West. Exclaim!'s Alex Hudson has more.
This is true, and yet I think of This Ain't the Rosedale Library, a wonderful bookstore on Church Street that escaped rising rents there to a new location in Kensington Market only to close up in 2010. Will the new Sonic Boom survive?
Currently, long-running Toronto record retailer Sonic Boom operates two stores, one in Honest Ed's and another in Kensington Market. This fall, the two locations will merge into one store in downtown Toronto.
As of October 2014, Sonic Boom will take over a 12,000-square-foot street-level industrial space in the Robertson Building at 215 Spadina Ave. The building is already home to the Centre for Social Innovation and Dark Horse Espresso Bar.
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This is a preemptive move in anticipation of Honest Ed's shutting down at the end of 2016. By moving to Spadina, it joins an area that's already a hub for Toronto music thanks to the nearby Horseshoe Tavern and MuchMusic building.
This is true, and yet I think of This Ain't the Rosedale Library, a wonderful bookstore on Church Street that escaped rising rents there to a new location in Kensington Market only to close up in 2010. Will the new Sonic Boom survive?
