<Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Td> Montreal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Borough </Th> <Td> Ville - Marie </Td> </Tr> <P> The Red - Light District (French: Quartier du Red Light) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was formerly centred on the intersection of Saint Laurent Boulevard and Saint Catherine Street in the borough of Ville - Marie . </P> <P> The neighbourhood has historically been home to cabarets and illegal businesses as early as the mid-nineteenth century, but especially between 1925 and early 1960s . The term Red Light recalls the old lantern on the doors of brothels . Gambling, illicit taverns and prostitution have marked the history of this area, also related to Prohibition in the United States and Montreal's status as a port - city . Today, there are still traces of this type of activity, but it is much more discreet . </P>

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