And so ends an era as Toronto's record row disappears into history. The centre of Toronto's music retail for decades is being torn down as Ryerson University finally gets a Yonge Street address for its new Ryerson Student Learning Centre. While retailers such as A&A and Sam The Record Man long disappeared the buildings still left us with warm memories. Now that is all gone. I know this dates us but the wall of vinyl in our apartment will have to do.

Sam the Record Man in Toronto, image by androiduk

The steel frame in the current picture must have held the massive A&A sign as seen here in the 1970's or early 1980's.

Click here to see many more pictures of what Yonge Street looked like back in the 1970's. Way more colourful than today.