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Loft Six

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Loft Six | Place | Defunct nightclub overlooking Maple Tree Square in Gastown. In 2003, it was the scene of a grisly gang shooting in which seven people were shot, two of them fatally. Now home to The Diamond.

Usage: “Everybody knows somebody who was at Loft Six on the night of the shooting…”explore-the-lexicon

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