Al Rose offers a richly illustrated, true-to-life account of Storyville, the only legally established red-light district in United States history, and the complex social forces that shaped it.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Storyville was a carefully defined area of New Orleans where prostitution was legally sanctioned the only such district in the country established by law. From the earliest days of the French colony, New Orleans had grappled with prostitution as a social reality, and Storyville represented the city council's attempt at a regulated solution. It existed legally from January 1, 1898 to November 12, 1917. Rose chronicles its rise and fall with candor and detail, drawing on period photographs and primary sources to recreate a world that was bawdy, complicated, and unlike anywhere else in America.
- Published in 1997
- Paperback
- Published by University of Alabama Press
- ISBN: 0817344039
- 240 pages
Al Rose offers a richly illustrated, true-to-life account of Storyville, the only legally established red-light district in United States history, and the complex social forces that shaped it.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Storyville was a carefully defined area of New Orleans where prostitution was legally sanctioned the only such district in the country established by law. From the earliest days of the French colony, New Orleans had grappled with prostitution as a social reality, and Storyville represented the city council's attempt at a regulated solution. It existed legally from January 1, 1898 to November 12, 1917. Rose chronicles its rise and fall with candor and detail, drawing on period photographs and primary sources to recreate a world that was bawdy, complicated, and unlike anywhere else in America.
- Published in 1997
- Paperback
- Published by University of Alabama Press
- ISBN: 0817344039
- 240 pages