Point Douglas

Point Douglas: But that's where the differences end and the ugly similarities begin, according to CBC. Authorities may have shut down the Point Douglas red light district, but they couldn't shut down the sex trade. Instead, madams relocated their brothels throughout the rest of the city, especially Winnipeg's west end, where the familiar cycle of prostituion, drugs and violence continued and One century ago, Point Douglas sex-trade workers wore kimonos instead of Spandex, worked from the home and not on the streets, and paid off private investigators instead of pimps and it was all somewhat legal. Back then, like today, Point Douglas residents wanted them out. Then, like today, these sex-trade workers were often the city's most vulnerable. Some were immigrants, others were drug addicts, many were destitute. Death of Elie Tasker Winnipeg Police Service Archives (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.