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American flappers referred to Montreal as the “Paris of North America” in the 1920s. When American flappers crossed the border in the 1920s, they weren’t looking for polite nightlife or British‑influenced restraint — they wanted glamour, jazz, freedom and a taste of Europe without crossing the Atlantic. Montréal delivered all of it. Toronto did not.Continue reading “Why American Flappers Preferred Montréal Over Toronto in the 1920s”