The Arcade Magic and Novelty Shop

The Arcade Magic Shoppe was located in the famous Arcade Building located at Yonge Street and Queen Street in Toronto. The shop, was occupied a small space on the north wall of the main floor of the arcade ground floor, was often the first place many young magicians went to purchase their first magic effects.

Mr and Mrs Smith (who ran the Arcade Magic Shoppe when I was a teenager in the 1970s) would often attempt to push the most basic effects when you first visited the shoppe. But once you exhibited any sort of real interest or dedication to the art of magic, they wouldn't hesitate to show you the effects that required more rehearsal time/practice.

This was the place to purchase a set of Linking Rings, to obtain flash paper or handkerchefs for your magic act, or to check out some of the latest products.