Galveston's Red Light District: A History of the Line

Known today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston was once notorious for its flourishing vice economy and infamous red-light district. Called simply "The Line," the unassuming five blocks of Postoffice Street came alive every night with wild parties and generous offerings of hourly love. A stubborn mainstay of the island cityscape for nearly seventy years, it finally shut down in the late 1950s. But ridding Galveston of prostitution would prove much more difficult than putting a padlock on the front door. Kimber Fountain pursues the sequestered story of women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them.

Author: Kimber Fountain
Publisher: History Press
Published: 08/20/2018
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781467138833
ISBN10: 1467138835
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Photography | Subjects & Themes | Historical