When public drinking returned to much of Canada with the end of Prohibition, former hotel saloons were transformed into closely regulated beer parlours, where beer was served in glasses and only to seated patrons. No entertainment was allowed, not even singing, and eventually there were separate entrances and seating for women. The parlours catered to a working-class clientele, and class, gender and sexuality, race, age, and decency were regulated as well as alcohol.
Campbell argues that the regulation of the environment of the classic beer parlour, rather than being an example of...
When public drinking returned to much of Canada with the end of Prohibition, former hotel saloons were transformed into closely regulated beer parl...
When public drinking returned to much of Canada with the end of Prohibition, former hotel saloons were transformed into closely regulated beer parlours, where beer was served in glasses and only to seated patrons. No entertainment was allowed, not even singing, and eventually there were separate entrances and seating for women. The parlours catered to a working-class clientele, and class, gender and sexuality, race, age, and decency were regulated as well as alcohol.
Campbell argues that the regulation of the environment of the classic beer parlour, rather than being an example of...
When public drinking returned to much of Canada with the end of Prohibition, former hotel saloons were transformed into closely regulated beer parl...
