The 1920s in Vancouver.
During the 1920s growth resumed and Vancouver replaced Winnipeg as the leading city in western Canada. While officially prohibition in BC was short-lived and ended in 1921, the strictness of ‘post-prohibition’ licensing laws in Vancouver meant that bootlegging and speakeasies carried on for many years.
During the 1920s growth resumed and Vancouver replaced Winnipeg as the leading city in western Canada. While officially prohibition in BC was short-lived and ended in 1921, the strictness of ‘post-prohibition’ licensing laws in Vancouver meant that bootlegging and speakeasies carried on for many years.