Toronto Caribbean Soccer History Part One Arrival & Adapti

R&B & Jazz Clubs on Yonge St

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West Indians were ecstatic when spring arrived, and outdoor tem peratures became more livable as snow lost the battle against rain and sun. It signalled that the summer season was near and, with it, the temperatures they were used to. However, West Indians made use of the Yonge Street action in a city that at the time seemed a bit slow to West Indians.

Back then, it was also normal for black people to cross the street and talk to any black person they saw because there were not many black people in Toronto. The same occurred while riding the TTC, where West Indians would gravitate to and sit beside people who looked like them, and those conversations usually ended with the exchange of phone numbers for future reference

Bell Canada provided telephone service, and in those days, there was just landline (home phone) service. CB radios, pagers, and cell phones were introduced some time later. With the phone, at last, West Indians had the luxury of planning meetings, instead of just showing up where they knew or thought someone would be. In a huge city like Toronto, they saved themselves time with a phone call.

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