Robin Cole-JettSep 22, 2023Top o' Hill TerraceTop o' Hill Terrace was one the biggest gambling halls, bordellos, and speakeasies in the Southwest.
Robin Cole-JettSep 22, 2023The Brown Front Brothel in DenisonThe most notorious brothel in Denison was Brown Front, named so because it, well, had an unpainted wooden front that was none too pretty.
Robin Cole-JettSep 22, 2023What was once Hell's Half Acre in Fort WorthThe courthouse once left an imposing impression on those plying their trades in old Hell's Half Acre, Fort Worth's red light district.
Robin Cole-JettSep 22, 2023St. Paul Bottom in ShreveportEstablished by freed African Americans in 1865, St. Paul Bottom bordered Twelve Mile Bayou in the northwest section of downtown Shreveport.