Crews & Tangos

Crews & Tangos is a gay bar located at 508 Church Street in the gay village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1994, the bar is renowned for hosting nightly drag shows.

Appearances in popular media

The first floor of the bar serves as the main location for the "Miss Church Street" pageant in the CBC Gem series QUEENS.

Homicide investigation

Crews & Tangos was connected to the murder investigation of Tess Richey. The night of Richey's disappearance in 2017, Richey and a friend visited the bar and security footage from the venue was used to outline the sequence of events during the court proceedings.

Gentrification concerns and heritage status

In March 2020, news began to spread about a proposal for a new condo development where Crews & Tangos is located. Concerned community members created a Change.org petition garnering over 30,000 signatures. Following the outcry, Kristyn Wong-Tam conducted a preliminary report of the space, and in February 2022, the City of Toronto granted heritage status to the buildings located at 508 and 510 Church Street.