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A bishop of the Methodist church claimed that there were as many prostitutes as Methodists in the city.29 Indeed, in most American cities, there was tacit acceptance of prostitution, so long as it stayed in its place, the so-called red-light districts.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

A bishop of the Methodist church claimed that there were as many prostitutes as Methodists in the city.29 Indeed, in most American cities, there was tacit acceptance of prostitution, so long as it stayed in its place, the so-called red-light districts.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

An undeniable benefit Regarding a recent letter, "Taxation by entrapment" Page B8, Friday, the writer referred to the red-light cameras as entrapment.

chron.com Chronicle 2011

The red-light districts in early Los Angeles were notorious not just for their dens of vice but also for their multihued populations.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

“By turning to the animal world, black culture, and the red-light district for the sources of their cultural regeneration,” writes Erenberg, “well-to-do urbanites were searching for a way to liberate some of the repressed wilder elements, the more natural elements, that had been contained by gentility.”

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

For many decades, Los Angeles police rarely interfered in the red-light districts, contributing to their renegade character.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

In 1917 the California Commission of Immigration and Housing named the major red-light district “the most cosmopolitan district of Los Angeles.”

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

To attract women in the highly competitive markets of western boomtowns, where red-light districts nearly always included several brothels, most madams not only paid their employees far higher wages than they would find in any other employment, they also provided free birth control, health care, legal assistance, housing, and meals for their employees.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

Between 1909 and 1917, thirty-one states passed “red-light abatement” laws allowing courts to shut down buildings for “immoral purposes.”

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

“In most cases, however,” reports Ruth Rosen, “the chief of police responded to civic pressure simply by ordering the closing of the red-light district.”

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010