The Brass Rail

The Brass Rail

The Brass Rail is one of Toronto's most notable strip clubs. It is located on Yonge Street just south of Bloor. It is well known as a popular venue for celebrities, especially during the Toronto International Film Festival, which is based at the nearby luxury hotels of Yorkville. [MacInnis, Craig. "A poseur's guide to the Toronto Film Fest." "The Vancouver Sun." Vancouver, B.C.: Aug 26, 2000. pg. E.13] Stars that have been observed there include Samuel L. Jackson [Benaroia, Iris. "Rail Tale; Waitressing at the notorious strip club is an education in crass costumes and celebrity carousing;" "National Post." Don Mills, Ont.: Feb 9, 2008. pg. TO.14] , Charlize Theron [Zekas, Rita. "Distant stars." "Toronto Star." Toronto, Ont.: Sep 7, 2005. pg. E.01] , Alex Rodriguez [Govani, Shinan. "From Death Star to a love nest ." "National Post." Don Mills, Ont.: May 31, 2007. pg. AL.3] , and Colin Farrell [Zekas, Rita. "The latest edition of The Stripping News;"Toronto Star." Toronto, Ont.: Sep 10, 2002. pg. D.03] . The Brass Rail was one of the first venues Paul Shaffer worked in, serving as host and musician. [English, Kathy. "Letterman's sidekick is still a Thunder Bay boy." "Toronto Star." Toronto, Ont.: Jul 21, 1985. pg. D.01]

The club has also been the site of a number of legal battles. It was the only club in Toronto to deliberately defy the city's bylaw against lap dancing. When federal laws also arrived banning lap dancing, it was one of a group of clubs that brought the issue all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, which in 1999 threw out the bans on lap dancing. [Tyler, Tracey. "Lap-dancing law given new life in court ; Judges overturn rulings favouring GTA strip clubs." "Toronto Star." Toronto, Ont.: Jan 18, 2002. pg. B.05] The club was also prominent opponent of Toronto's anti-smoking bylaws, Club is also known to "rip" off new customers by stealing money off drunk patrons then kicking them out.

In January 2008 two ejected patrons opened fire on a club bouncer. They missed, but hit John O'Keefe who was walking past the club and killed him instantly. The shooting of an innocent passerby on the city's busiest street shocked the city and generated much media attention. [Visschedyk, Nicole. "Dad's killing 'wasn't a proper death,' son says;" "National Post." Don Mills, Ont.: Jan 19, 2008. pg. A.17]

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