I went to the Cecil a few times when I was in my early 20's, what a dump. It was almost a given that someone would challenge you to a fight on any given night. Had to be careful not to step on someone passed out on the sidewalk out front.
About 15 years ago? I was invited to go on a pub crawl being held by an oil company, can't remember which one, think it was Amoco.
We started off at a nice bar on 8th avenue, think it was Penguin Pub and worked our way East. After 2 or 3 stops we ended up at the King Eddy, then the Regis and the Calgarian. The next stop was the Cecil .... at that point I got off the bus and grabbed a cab home.
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