Prohibition City Walking Tour

Información

Delve into Vancouver’s dirtiest secrets on this scandal filled walking tour. Starting in the world of the saloon, you trace the story of prohibition in Vancouver while winding along the city’s most storied streets.

HIGHLIGHTS:

* Listen scandalous stories of Vancouver’s prohibition history
* Get to know tales of opium dens, bootlegging, corruption and vice
* See the city’s greatest heritage buildings and hear their untold stories

You’ll hear tales of bind pigs, corrupt mayors, and enterprising bootleggers. Plus you’ll see firsthand evidence of opium dens and walk down an alleyway once teeming with over 40 bawdy houses. Along the way you’ll see some of the city’s greatest heritage buildings like the Sun Tower and the Dominion Building, which once battled to become the tallest building in the British Empire. The tour finishes in Gastown, steps from the city’s most talked about bars and restaurants.

Prohibition in Vancouver.
In 1917, Prohibition hit Vancouver harder than a slug of bathtub gin, knocking the city to its knees. Saloon doors swung closed for good, forcing law-abiding citizens into an underground world of bootlegged spirits and illicit activity.

Mob bosses set up scores of illegal drinking dens, while dirty cops took bribes to look the other way. Vancouver’s longest-running mayor L.D. Taylor emerged from the chaos, soon notorious for his shadowy past, raucous parties and underworld ties. When the U.S. followed suit with their own prohibition three years later, enterprising Vancouver rum-runners made millions smuggling booze on midnight voyages down the coast.

Prohibition City these aren’t the kind of stories you hear on the tour buses!

Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Start/opening time: At 7pm.
End point: Maple Tree Square, Gastown – a short walk from the start point.
Languages: English.
Dress code: Casual/semi casual.
Others: While the tour is not strenuous, walking is involved and guests will be on their feet for the duration of the tour. Guests are responsible for making sure they are able to complete the tour.
We are not responsible for illness or injury of guests during a tour.
Tours will operate rain or shine. All tours take place outside, on the streets of Vancouver.
Please dress appropriately for the weather.