Zanzibar dancer clings to what’s left of the historic Toronto strip club after a fire — one photo at a time - Toronto Star

Simone 'Peach' Andrea is one of many dancers affected by the summer blaze. It has reshaped her photo exhibit on the club's history.

Simone Andrea, a former Zanzibar dancer, artist, photographer, and film technician, at her photo exhibit “HOMECLUB” at Memento Film Lab on Ossington. 

Behind Zanzibar Tavern, Simone Andrea pulled a film camera from her purse and photographed the mangled metal half-buried in rubble.

Andrea, 31, a film technician and photographer who danced for three years at the historic downtown Toronto strip club before it was significantly damaged in a summer fire, stood in front of the wreckage and identified what each pile had once been: the stage and VIP booths, dance poles and changing rooms.

“I wish I could keep something, like a piece of the pole,” she said.

Still taped to Zanzibar’s gold-tiled wall, a retro-style flyer shows a woman in high heels kicking her legs up for “HOMECLUB: Memories of Zanzibar,” an art exhibit by Andrea — one of the many dancers now left in limbo because of the blaze. 

Owner Allen Cooper said he believes the fire came in through the roof. His father, David Cooper,