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Propelled by American Prohibition, Montreal cabarets hosted renowned artists from the United States. and France, causing Montreal to quickly gain a reputation as a party town, attracting large numbers of tourists, especially Americans. Also, many American jazz artists performed in the city. On the other hand, in the 1950s, Montreal's cabarets ...
The Bar of Montreal (French: Barreau de Montréal) is the section of the Bar of Quebec for lawyers in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It has it beginnings in 1693 when, as a Royal Province of the French colonial empire, Canadien lawyers first tried to obtain official recognition but were refused by Governor General of New France Louis de Buade de Frontenac who upheld the 1678 edict by the ...
The Esquire Show Bar is an old jazz and rhythm and blues nightclub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, popular during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, located in the city's downtown district at 1224 Rue Stanley. [1] Esquire Show Bar was owned and run by Norman Silver. [2]
The Eagle is a name used by multiple gay bars. It is not a franchise or chain of gay bars, but rather a name adopted by bars inspired by The Eagle's Nest, a leather bar in New York City. Bars that use the name "Eagle" typically cater to a clientele of gay men in leather and other kink subcultures. As of 2017, over 30 gay bars in locations ...
Backstreet (1990–1994) Backstreet Underground (1996–1999) Bar Chez Swann (1981–1993) Bar St-Laurent 2; Cabaret Just For Laughs (closed) Café Campus (since 1966)
Old Montreal (French: Vieux-Montréal) is a historic area located southeast of downtown containing many different attractions such as the Old Port of Montreal, Place Jacques-Cartier, Montreal City Hall, the Bonsecours Market, Place d'Armes, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, the Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, and the Montreal Science Centre.
Le Stud, or Bar Le Stud, [1] is a gay bar in Montreal's Gay Village, in Quebec, Canada. [2] [3] Established in 1996, the bar caters to bears and the leather subculture.[4] [5] The business has since been criticized for not allowing women in the past, but no longer has such a policy following a discrimination complaint that was filed in 2007.
Montreal Pool Room at its new location across the street after its 2012 expropriation by the city of Montreal.. There is no official red-light district, although the definition of the boundaries has varied according to both the source and the time period.