Glenn - our guide through Prohibition-era Vancouver - has a fantastic attitude and solid knowledge of the city's past. He doesn't shy away from the worst, but lets us know where humanity lies in the sordid history of the region.
Given the current poverty of the area, we had a couple hilarious interactions with the locals: One responded to a question Glenn posed - "Who knows what the population is now? Another decided to warn us of the Anti-Christ waiting on an upcoming corner to kidnap people by telling them lies. I think so, at least: not completely sure, as the teller was more enthusiastic than informative.
In any case, by happy coincidence there is a piece of Vancouver history involving a certain Mephistopheles mentioned on the tour Glenn treated these interjections with humour and grace, as he did our own questions, and it felt more like a conversation than a rote speech.
Well done, plenty of fun, and certainly worth the price of admission. The leader was excellent and unfortunately had to deal with a homeless person begging for money, but handled the situation really well. I only gave it 4 stars because they never mentioned Gassy Jack. I would recommend this tour! Glenn with 2 n's was a fantastic tour guide. I learned lots of interesting tidbits about Vancouver's history in a very entertaining evening out.
I really enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys learning about the past. I learned a few things that I'm sure should have been covered in high school history but I didn't remember them. Glenn also pointed out quite a few architectural details which was a great addition to the tour. We went on the Prohibition Tour when in Vancouver recently. I had no idea what to expect. Our guide Aman had a really great speaking style and kept us all entertained. I was really impressed with the level of knowledge around the history of buildings, prohibition in general, different people at play- it's clear that this company does their research.
