'Hep' Facts About Canada during the 1920s - Perry's Place



"Hep" Facts About Canada during the 1920s

In 1925 Canada had one telephone for every 11 people. This percentage was only surpassed by one other country (the United States)

Gas tax in Ontario was $0.03 per gallon

You didn't need a driver's license to drive a car in Prince Edward Island; Ontario made driver's licenses mandatory in 1927

Canada had 1 automobile for every 14 people in 1925. The United States had 1 car for every 31 people

$424 in 1925 bought you a brand new 4 cylinder 20 Horse Power Ford Model T car. Maximum speed 64 km/hr. Additional options included a spare tire, windshield, lights, speedometer, and bumpers. You could order any colour you wanted, as long as it was black

the speed limit in Ontario was 40 km/hr

$7000 bought you a 4-bedroom house in Toronto in 1925

a 3 minute phone call from Toronto to Ottawa cost $0.70

by 1928 4 out of 5 Canadian homes owned a radio

$0.05 bought you a ticket at one of Canada's 451 movie theaters

in 1925 there were 225 Golf Courses in Canada

the largest city in Canada was Montreal (818,517) followed by Toronto (631,207)

THE FAMILY IN CANADA DURING THE 1920s

-father was still head of the household

-many more women held jobs in the 1920s than ever before, but the man was still the major wage-earner

-the father drove the car, organized family vacations, and disciplined the children

-dramatic change in the role of the women in the home

-the widespread use of electricity revolutionized home appliances and reduced work (ie. could get water from the kitchen sink instead of fetching it from an outdoor pump)

-corner stores offered a greater variety of convenience foods which made meal preparation easier

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