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Red Light Walking Tour
October 18, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
**Join us for our last Red Light Tour of the year! Come learn about Montreal’s
historic Red Light District under the guidance of Professor Karen Herland.**
Sex work, especially in its most visible forms, tends to be recognized as a
problem, requiring intervention and eradication. As a major transportation hub
and port city, many sectors of Montreal’s economy were intertwined with the
sex trade, even as police and politicians manipulated social responses
(positive and negative) to the presence of a thriving Red Light District. From
Maimie Pinzer to Harry Ship and through to the present day, this tour explores
the social, economic, labour, cultural, racial, and gender history of Montreal
through its former Red Light, which for decades thrived in the heart of
Montreal’s burgeoning Jewish community.
This tour covers 150 years and 10 city blocks over 1.5-2 hours. The tour
begins on the southeast corner of Boulevard René Lévesque and Boulevard St.
Laurent and ends near St. Laurent metro station. Please note that while the
tour will be led in English, questions can be asked and answered in French.
**TICKETS:**
Adults: $25
Students: $13
Ages 65+: $23
Ages 13-17: $13
Ages 8-12: $8
Ages 0-7: Free
** _Weather Policy_ : In the event of light rain, the tour will go on as
scheduled. If there is a strong warning of heavy rain and/or thunderstorms,
the tour will be postponed. All registrants will have the option to attend the
rescheduled tour.**
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