Delve into Vancouver’s darkest history on a walking tour packed with the city s most scandalous prohibition era stories. You’ll see a side of Vancouver you never knew existed.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Your guide will share the tales of the villains, crooked politicians, and mobsters that ruled the city in the roaring twenties when the saloon doors swung closed and Vancouver became a den of illicit booze, crime, and vice.

As you walk past ornate heritage buildings, down narrow alleyways unchanged in over a hundred years, and along historic streets once teeming with bawdy houses, opium dens, and blind pigs, you ll discover a unique perspective on Vancouver s history. 

Finish the walking tour on the cobblestone streets of Maple Tree Square, surrounded by Gastown’s most talked about bars and restaurants. It’s the perfect place to share a post-tour dinner or drinks after learning why former mayor LD Taylor once said, this is a port city, we ain t no Sunday School town!

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Learn about Vancouver’s infamous Prohibition-era history
Visit city landmarks that are featured in the sordid tales shared by your guide
Hear tales of bootlegging, mobsters, rum-running, corruption, vice and riots
Explore Vancouver’s famous Gastown district

 

 

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