Thanks bobad

I recall the Blue Lantern opening (late 1965 I think) a few steps below sidewalk level beside an entrance to Sir George Williams, across the street from the Pam Pam.

I was told at the time that the Potpourri had been upstairs from the Blue Lantern - and that it was a bookstore in the front with a performance space in the rear with a pot bellied stove.

Did The Seven Steps have the same layout ie books and live music?

I vaguely remember the Rainbow Bar and Grill coexisting for a time above the Blue Lantern but with no live music.

My Montreal memories are fuzzy having lived in Toronto since 1979.