What intrigued me in the eradication of Saloons (see post below) was what was concurrently eradicated along with them and what replaced them. (and continues to today and how that shaped socialization and especially working class socialization.) Some attention could be sensibly given as to whether this has contributed or contributes to the difficulty in finding work in Vancouver. (a dirty secret that the boosters never mention. It can be v v tough to find work here).
The twinning of prohibition and prostitution and in turn the twin entrances for each gender to bars as a solution to VD? I must read more to see what other conclusions they came up with!
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