For more than a decade before Valentine’s Day 2016, the 1,500 square foot glass-walled warehouse at the corner of Dupont and Dovercourt occupied its quiet place in the world as a furniture warehouse. Then, for one night only, it took on a new role: party central for City Hearts Toronto.
Aldous Huxley famously described the brain’s function as that of a reducing valve, and on entering the massive space one’s mind had to do an awful lot of reducing to process what it was seeing. Lavish, splashy lasers illuminating the building’s vertigo-inducing size. Light sculptures and live art lending a festival vibe to the mix. And freaking mini-pong. Cmon. All this centered around a heat-generating dance floor with booming vibes provided by Dirty Decibels and Desert Hearts. [PICS BELOW]
It’s hard to fathom the immense scale of planning that goes into an event like this – everything from accessible washrooms to city permits have to be arranged and negotiated. Extra-big ups are due here to Summerdaze and their incontrovertible commitment to pushing the boundaries of a good party; they have the good habit of teaming up with other promoters to make sure the scale of their events reaches beyond expectations (we’ve been to a few of their events before and each time it’s a new sensory experience). It’s likely that this was a once-in-a-decade event; the building is slated to become Bellwoods Brewery’s second brew spot in the spring.
That’s sad news for the 500+ people, present company included, who had a freaking good time whooping it up late into the chilly night at 950 Dupont St.
Keep in touch with other dope events from these fine party purveyors at the links below.
SummerDaze | Dirty Decibels | Desert Hearts
Photos below taken by the talented Neil Austen for FUXWITHIT.
*Statistically likely data inferred from Toronto’s Neighbourhood Profile data
