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The Horseshoe Tavern (known as The Horseshoe or The ‘Shoe to Toronto locals) is a concert venue located at 370 Queen Street West (northeast corner of Queen at Spadina) in downtown Toronto and has been in operation since 1947. Owned by JC Ken Sprackman Craig Laskey and Naomi Montpetit the venue is a significant part of Canadian musical lore. It is captured in the memories of thousands of concertgoers and in books such as Have Not Been the Same.