List of brothels in Nevada

This is a historical list of the legal brothels in Nevada. They are arranged by name within location (the nearest town or named place) within each county that licenses such establishments. Defunct establishments are retained for completeness. Note, however, that this list so far only covers the modern era of brothel prostitution in Nevada, from about 1950 onward, after the closure of the red light districts of Reno and Las Vegas.

As of June/July 2008 there were 28 legal brothels in Nevada.[1][2][3] While prostitution is legal in parts of Nevada, it is illegal outside these licensed brothels. Prostitution is not permitted by the state constitution in Las Vegas and its metropolitan area (Clark County), in Reno and Washoe County. While permitted in the rest of Nevada, Carson City and a few other counties have not elected to allow it.

Contents

Active brothels

Elko County

Carlin

Elko

Wells

Humboldt County

Winnemucca

Lander County

Battle Mountain

Lyon County

By local ordinance, brothels are restricted to the Mound House area.

Mineral County

Mina

Nye County

Amargosa Valley

Crystal

Pahrump

Beatty

Scotty's Junction

Storey County

near Patrick

White Pine County

Ely

Defunct brothels

Churchill County

Fallon

Elko County

Elko

Esmeralda County

Lida Junction

Eureka County

Eureka

Humboldt County

Winnemucca

Lander County

Battle Mountain

Lincoln County

Prostitution made illegal in 1980, but several legal brothels operated before then.

Coyote Springs

Lyon County

Restricted brothels to Mound House area, east of Carson City, in 1970, forcing brothels in other parts of the county to close.

Mound House

Wabuska

Mineral County

Hawthorne

Schurz

Nye County

Ash Meadows

Ash Meadows brothel. motel, and dirt airstrip was located a short distance from the small town of Death Valley Junction. The facilities consisted of a small motel, bar, and brothel. The dirt and gravel airstrip was on the southside, running North and South. The North end adjoined the small facility. It was a pleasant and fairly secluded location in the high desert.

Beatty

Montgomery Pass

Tonopah

Pershing County

Lovelock

Storey County

Mustang

near Wadsworth

White Pine County

Ely

References

  1. ^ "Nevada Brothels Hit Hard by Gas Prices". http://abcnews.go.com/Business/PainAtThePump/story?id=5213878. 
  2. ^ "Nevada Brothels Feel Pinch of Higher Fuel Prices". http://www.ktvn.com/global/story.asp?s=8568775. 
  3. ^ McKenna, Barrie (July 4, 2008). "Nevada brothel's 'shady' deal: Come often, get free gas". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/03/MNFA11JKA7.DTL. 
  4. ^ a b c "Speed Racer's LPIN Driving Directions: Winnemucca". http://www.sex-in-nevada.com/directions/winn.html. 
  5. ^ a b Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2004, page A12
  6. ^ a b ""Speed Racer's" Driving Directions to Nevada's Legal Brothels". http://www.sex-in-nevada.com/directions/table.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 

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