Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of The Line

Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of The Line
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 9781467138833
ISBN-13 : 1467138835
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Book Synopsis Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of The Line by : Kimber Fountain

Download or read book Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of The Line written by Kimber Fountain and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston was once notorious for its flourishing vice economy and infamous red-light district. Called simply "The Line," the unassuming five blocks of Postoffice Street came alive every night with wild parties and generous offerings of hourly love. A stubborn mainstay of the island cityscape for nearly seventy years, it finally shut down in the late 1950s. But ridding Galveston of prostitution would prove much more difficult than putting a padlock on the front door. Kimber Fountain pursues the sequestered story of women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them.


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