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The term "red light district" is said to have originated with early railroaders. The men carried lit red lanterns when they left the train so in case of an emergency the crew caller would be able to find them. These lanterns were left outside bordellos when crew members stopped to pay the ladies a visit and sometimes were brought inside to be placed in a window.
A list of world red-light districts as of 01/2012
Africa
Egypt
- Cairo
- Wagh el Birket (defunct)
Kenya
- Nairobi
- Koinange Street [1]
Morocco
- Tangier
- Petit Socco [2]
South Africa
- Durban
- Point Road [3]
Asia
Cambodia
- Phnom Penh
- Svay Pak [4]
People's Republic of China
- Beijing
- Dashilan (defunct)[5]
- Hong Kong
- Portland Street, Mong Kok, Wan Chai
- Shanghai
- Simalu (also called Huileli) (pre-People's Republic)[6]
India
- Delhi
- Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad
- Mehboob Ki Mehndi [9]
- Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)
- Sonagachi [10]
- Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
- Kamathipura [11]
- Pune
- Budhwar Peth [12]
Indonesia
- Jakarta
- Blok M
Japan
- Kyoto
- Shimabara (defunct)[13]
- Osaka
- Tokyo
South Korea
Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur
- Chow Kit [23]
Pakistan
- Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad
- Serey Ghat [24]
- Karachi
- Napier Road [25]
- Lahore
- Hira Mandi [26]
- Multan
- Ghanta Ghar
Philippines
- Angeles City (Clark Air Base)
- Fields Avenue, Balibago [27]
Singapore
- Singapore
- Geylang [28]
Thailand
- Bangkok
- Bar Bar Fetish Club has an in-house team of pro-dommes and subs on hand for those who want to explore their kinks
- Clinton Plaza (defunct)[29]
- Patpong [30]
- Sukhumvit Road Area (including Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy) [31]
- Phuket
- Soi Bang-La – Patong Beach [32]
- Pattaya#Nightlife_and_Prostitution|Pattaya
- Pattaya Beach [33]
Australia and Oceania
Australia
- Brisbane
- Fortitude Valley, Queensland|The Valley [34]
- Melbourne
- St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda [35]
- Sydney
New Zealand
Europe
Belgium
- Antwerp
- Schipperskwartier
- Brussels
- Rue d'Aerschot|Rue d'Aerschot/Aarschotstraat
Czech Republic
- Prague
- Perlovka
Denmark
- Copenhagen
- Istedgade
France
- Bordeaux
- Quartier de la gare Saint Jean : Belcier, quai de paludate
- Quartier Saint-Rémi : rue du pont de la mousque, rue courbin
- Les quinconces
- Passage Birly, rue de Ruat : massages
- Le Havre
- Cours de la République
- Lille
- Quartier Peuple Belge (Place de Gand, Rue de Courtrai, Place aux Bleuets)
- Lyon
- Quartier Mermoz
- Mantes-la-Jolie
- Quartier du Val Fourré
- Marseille
- Rue Thubaneau
- Bd du Prado
- Paris
- Bois de Boulogne
- Boulevard de Clichy
- Porte de Vincennes
- Quartier Pigalle
- Rue de la Gaité
- Rue Saint-Denis
- Rouen
- Boulevard des belges
- Toulouse
- Rue Bayard
- Quartier du Canal
- Boulevard de Strasbourg
Germany
- Berlin
- Oranienburger Strasse
- Frankfurt
- Bahnhofsviertel
- Hamburg
- St. Pauli (Reeperbahn)
- Munich
- Hansastraße
- Nuremberg
- Frauentor-Mauer
Republic of Ireland
- Dublin
- Gropecunt Lane (defunct)
- "The Monto" (Montgomery Street) (defunct)
Italy
- Milan
- Navigli (defunct)
Malta
- Gżira (defunct)
- Valletta
- Strait Street (defunct)
Netherlands
- Alkmaar
- Achterdam
- Amsterdam
- De Wallen
Norway
- Bergen
- Vågen harbour
- Oslo
- Tollbugata
- Skippergata
- Stavanger
- The Harbour
Portugal
- Lisbon
- Cais do Sodré
- Intendente
- Porto
- Trindade, Porto|Trindade
Spain
- Madrid
- Casa de Campo
Sweden
- Göteborg
- Rosenlund
- Stockholm
- Malmskillnadsgatan
Switzerland
- Geneva
- Rue de Bern
United Kingdom
England
- Bolton
- Breightmet Street/Shiffnall Street [41]
- Bradford
- Manningham Lane
- Bristol
- St.Pauls
- Stapleton Road, Easton
- Doncaster
- Netherall[42]
- Leeds
- Spencer Place, Chapeltown, West Yorkshire|Chapeltown
- Harehills Lane, Harehills
- Leicester
- Highfields, Leicestershire|South Highfields [43]
- London
- Manchester
- Roberts House co-owned by Ben B. Balls., Canal Street
- Plymouth
- Millbay, Plymouth|Millbay [48]
- Union Street, Plymouth|Union Street (defunct)
- Sheffield
- Broad Lane/Shalesmoor
- Shrewsbury
- Grope Lane (possible; defunct)[49]
- Swindon
- Manchester Road, Swindon|Manchester Road/Gorse Hill [50]
- Wolverhampton
- All Saints, Wolverhampton|All Saints/Parkfield, Wolverhampton|Parkfield – [51]
Northern Ireland
- Belfast
- Linenhall Street [52]
Scotland
- Edinburgh
- Rose Street/Leith Walk/Coburg Street/Salamander Street (all defunct)[53]
- Glasgow
- Blythswood Square (defunct)[54]
North America
Canada
British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Downtown Eastside
- Seymour Street, Downtown Vancouver|Downtown
Ontario
- Windsor, Ontario|Windsor
- Drouillard Avenue / Ford City Neighbourhood
- Thunder Bay, Ontario|Thunder Bay
- Simpson Street
- Toronto
- Dundas Square
- Yonge Street
Quebec
- Montreal
- Saint Catherine Street
Mexico
- Mexico City
- La Merced, Mexico City|La Merced
- Zona Rosa
- Nuevo Laredo
- Zona de tolerancia [55]
United States
Alaska
- Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage
- Spenard Road
- Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan
- Creek Street (defunct)
Arizona
- Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix
- Van Buren Street
- Prescott, Arizona|Prescott
- Whiskey Row (defunct after 1956)
California
- El Centro, California|El Centro
- Adams Avenue
- Los Angeles
- Sunset Boulevard – Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood
- Western Avenue (Los Angeles)|Western Avenue – Hollywood
- San Fernando Valley
- Sepulveda Boulevard
- San Francisco, California|San Francisco
- Barbary Coast, San Francisco, California|Barbary Coast (defunct)
- Tenderloin, San Francisco, California|Tenderloin
Colorado
- Denver
- East Colfax Avenue
Florida
- Orlando, Florida|Orlando
- Orange Blossom Trail (OBT)
Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia
- Atlanta
- Metropolitan Parkway (formerly known as Stewart Avenue)
- Macon
- Broadway
- Savannah
- River Street
- Warner Robins
- Front Street
Hawaii
- Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu
- Hotel Street
Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois|Chicago
- The Levee (defunct)
Indiana
- Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute
- Wabash Avenue (defunct)
Louisiana
- New Orleans
- Storyville (defunct)
- Bourbon Street
Maryland
- Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore
- The Block (Baltimore)|The Block
Massachusetts
- Boston, Massachusetts|Boston
- Ann Street, Boston|Ann Street (defunct)
- Combat Zone (Boston)|Combat Zone (defunct)
- Scollay Square (razed)
Michigan
- Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids
- Division Avenue
Minnesota
- Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis
- Washington & Central Avenue
- St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul
- Payne Avenue
Montana
- Butte, Montana|Butte
- Venus Alley (defunct) pavilion n5445
Nevada
- Reno
- Fourth Street
New York
- New York City
- Hunt's Point
- Tenderloin, Manhattan|Tenderloin (defunct)
- Times Square (defunct)
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City
- South Robinson Avenue (between 29th and 44th Streets)
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia
- Northern Liberties (defunct)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh
- Liberty Avenue (Pittsburgh)|Liberty Avenue (largely defunct)
Tennessee
- Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville
Texas
- Austin, Texas|Austin
- 6th Street (defunct; '60s & '70s)
- South Congress Avenue (defunct; '70s and '80s)
- Waco, Texas|Waco
- The Reservation (defunct)
Utah
- Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City
- Downtown Salt Lake City#Commercial Street|Commercial Street (defunct)
Washington, DC
- Washington, D.C
- 14th Street Northwest and Southwest (Washington, D.C.)|14th Street (defunct)
- Pennsylvania Avenue (between 10th and 15th Streets) (defunct)
- Vermont Avenue, NW
South America
Brazil
Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte
- Zona Boêmia
Rio de Janeiro
- Vila Mimosa (defunct)
- Praça Mauá
- Avenida Atlântica, Copacabana
São Paulo
- Itatinga - Campinas
Rio Grande do Sul
- Porto Alegre
- Avenida Farrapos
See also Red-light district
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:List_of_red-light_districts ]
References
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- ↑ Sex Workers Come Together to Fight HIV/AIDS, http://www.youandaids.org/Features/PakistanAugust2004.asp Accessed: 2006-07-21 (Publisher: You and AIDS (UN))
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- ↑ EVAT hits sin city, freelance sex appears to be on the rise, http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/nov/07/yehey/prov/20051107pro1.html Accessed: 2006-07-21 (Publisher: The Manila Times)
- ↑ Prostitution wave hits 'squeaky clean' Singapore, http://www.singapore-window.org/sw04/041012re.htm Accessed: 2006-07-21 (Publisher: Reuters)
- ↑ Clinton Entertainment Plaza, http://www.thailand.com/travel/nightlife/nightlife_bangkok_clintonplaza.htm Accessed: 2006-07-21 (Publisher: Thailand.com)
- ↑ Red lights flicker and dim, http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2001/0913/fe20-1.html Accessed: 2006-07-21 (Publisher: Shanghai Star)
- ↑ Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, http://www.thaiwebsites.com/sukhumvit.asp Accessed: 2006-07-21 (Publisher: ThaiWebsites.com)
- ↑ Phuket Nightlife, http://www.frommers.com/destinations/phuket/3011010030.html Accessed: 2006-07-21 (Publisher: Frommer's)
- ↑ Thailand Restoring Pattaya Beach Resort, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9405EFDB143CF93BA35751C1A960958260 Accessed: 2006-07-21 (Publisher: The New York Times)
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- ↑ A clean sweep in King's Cross, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4669584.stm Accessed: 2006-07-19 (Publisher: BBC)
- ↑ Sex, please — we're British, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1899423,00.html Accessed: 2006-07-19 (Publisher: The Sunday Times)
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- ↑ Sex workers reject red light zone, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4071353.stm Accessed: 2006-07-19 (Publisher: BBC)
- ↑ To St Alkmund's Place, http://www.shrewsburyguide.info/shrewsbury_tour/tour_02.shtml Accessed: 2006-07-19 (Publisher: Virtual Shropshire)
- ↑ Action promised over prostitutes, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/4825406.stm Accessed: 2006-07-19 (Publisher: BBC)
- ↑ Regenerating All Saints, Blakenhall and Parkfield, http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/policing_safety/crime_law/street_sex_trade/regenerating.htm Accessed: 2006-07-19 (Publisher: Wolverhampton City Council)
- ↑ NIO pledge on prostitution laws, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4621890.stm Accessed: 2006-07-19 (Publisher: BBC)
- ↑ Local Government and Transport Committee Official Report Tuesday 1 June 2004, http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/lg/or-04/lg04-1502.htm Accessed: 2006-07-19 (Publisher: Scottish Parliament)
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- ↑ SWWC Boystown exhibit both mesmerizing, disturbing, http://www.mrp.txstate.edu/mrp/relations/NewsReleases/2001/04/4n1.html Accessed: 2006-07-18 (Publisher: Texas State University-San Marcos)
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