Real birthdays
16 of Ontario’s 1829 bars and pubs carry a start_date in OpenStreetMap — an actual opening date, not a map birthday.
Oldest first.
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On the map since 19 May 2010
Opened 1944 year only
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On the map since 6 January 2014
Opened 1971 year only
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On the map since 27 February 2019
Opened 1975 year only
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On the map since 24 May 2019
Opened 1988 year only
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On the map since 3 November 2012
Opened 1991 year only
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The Grand Trunk Spirits & Libations
On the map since 22 May 2019
Opened 4 October 2015 exact date
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On the map since 18 August 2022
Opened 28 November 2015 exact date
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On the map since 16 February 2013
Opened 22 February 2019 exact date
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On the map since 23 May 2019
Opened 9 July 2022 exact date
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On the map since 14 October 2023
Opened 10 October 2023 exact date
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On the map since 29 July 2018
Opened 14 December 2025 exact date
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On the map since 6 November 2024
Opened 10 January 2026 exact date
Roughly
4 more give a date we can only read approximately — a range, or a qualifier. Shown as written.
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On the map since 19 July 2010
Opened before 1976 approximate
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On the map since 4 November 2018
Opened 1976..1991 approximate
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On the map since 10 July 2018
Opened 1991..1999 approximate
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The Crazy Horse Stonegrill Steakhouse and Saloon
On the map since 15 August 2013
Opened 1999..2002 approximate
start_date sometimes describes the building rather
than the business in it. A room that went up in 1890 may have been a bar only since 2019.