The Levee, Chicago
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the-levee-chicago-208-1813516
title:
The Levee, Chicago
text:
The Levee District was the red-light district of Chicago from the 1880s until 1912, when police raids shut it down. The district, like many frontier town red-light districts, got its name from its proximity to wharves in the city. The Levee district encompassed four blocks in Chicago's South Loop area, initially between Harrison and Polk, between Clark and Dearborn, and then the newer Levee district, between 18th and 22nd streets. It was home to many brothels, saloons, dance halls, and the famed
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Vice district of Chicago
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Levee,_Chicago
date created:
2005-06-22T03:52:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T04:06:23Z
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13
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