Fifth Street South in Lethbridge, between Third and Fourth Avenues, looking to the north in 1920. Businesses include: Empress Theatre, the Star Theatre, Alberta Block, Café and the Florshein Shop (Dry Goods Dealer). Galt Museum & Archives, 19770090016.
Relive one of the most extravagant periods in human history with a fascinating look at the Roaring Twenties in Alberta. Witness some of the most powerful changes in modern times regarding women, culture, sexuality and society as a whole right after the end of the Great War. Learn about the industrialisation of personal desires with mass production of consumer goods and the emergence of the cult of individualism and hedonism in major urban centres. A multimedia lecture by Dr. Stéphane Guevremont, not to be missed!
1:30–3:30 pm | adults and seniors | registration not required | museum admission applies | free to annual pass holders
