When I visited Creek Street in Ketchikan, Alaska, its raised boardwalk was lined with small shops and packed with tourists jostling for a glimpse of salmon and sea lions in the creeks below. But in the early 1900s when Dollys House first opened for business, Creek Street was a much different place.
When Dolly Author decided to quit waitressing and open a brothel in Ketchikan, Alaska, Creek Street was a red light district, known for men disappearing after visiting with prostitutes that roved the streets at night. She bought a little green house in the red light district with the intention of opening a reputable place where men could enjoy female companionship.
Her plan worked. Men were willing to pay much more to visit Dolly safely in her one woman brothel instead of risking getting dosed with bad whiskey, robbed, and flipped into the creek by an ill-intentioned streetwalker. Dolly stayed in business until prostitution was outlawed in the 1950s, turning her last trick in her 60s.
Dolly designated her home to be a museum when she passed away, with the condition that it remains the same as it was when she was alive.
So cool, a wonderful share.😁👍🏼
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Lovely. Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed it.
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Very interesting combination, I like ir.
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omg this place looks sooooo adorable and quaint!
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It was strangely cozy for a brothel!
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Wow–super interesting, rusty old vibrator and all! Eek.
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Yes, she really wanted EVERYTHING preserved. Definitely gives you a real slice of life experience when you visit!
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