brothel

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Each book in the series seeks to shed some light on the era’s inequities, hypocrisies and the contrasting worlds of privileged grandees and street denizens such as brothel keepers, pickpockets and con artists.

From Washington Post

They date back to the 1970s, an era of rapid industrialization when brothels and cheap inns catering to laborers and transients began making illegal modifications to squeeze in more lodgers.

From Los Angeles Times

The city previously said that, starting in April, it would enforce earlier closing times for some businesses, including brothels, restaurants and sex clubs with catering licenses.

From Washington Post

To usher in his 90th birthday, a man makes a routine visit to his favorite brothel, but with a special request: He wants to celebrate the milestone with a virgin.

From New York Times

In the 1978 Louis Malle drama “Pretty Baby,” Brooke Shields plays a child whose virginity is auctioned off in a New Orleans brothel.

From New York Times