montana founded french canadian brothers joseph named nominal owner née joseph wife grew considerably years miners employed city copper mines establishment changes continuing pressure authorities closed described rare intact commentary social history time closure longest operating united_states having operated years prostitution illegal closing changed hands times eventually tourist attraction owned managed series residents background 1870s group women called ladies line began selling sexual services park street north city montana tents street replaced legitimate businesses years later park street girls come known moved south city variety dance halls gambling houses appeared city lined fact nearly building street housed prostitution area come known twilight zone paramount establishments mixture saloon dance hall late 19th century prominent owned including united_states senator wealthy businessman montana french canadian brothers joseph eventually acquire property prostitution areas red light district brothers built east mercury street named née joseph wife turn century high class sex houses hotel victoria called hotel description story brick building facing raised basement level backing main levels feature surrounded provided access basement afforded basic accommodations connected subterranean mining tunnel system history operations details known early history early house listed saloon man census records occupied servant chinese cook prostitutes cost sex turn 20th century cents working girls receiving percent despite size madame working girls musician employment businesses like red light district unusually lucrative ventures businesses frequented miners local year traffic grew point operations expanded building tiny girls worked basement house ways potential clients access door opened near busiest section red light area basement accessed staircase operated hours day girls taking shifts women reported actually living instead prostitutes lived parts shifts activities city prostitutes generally restricted windows street facing girls attract prospective clients varying states local newspaper explained girls abandon trace women lean windows address kind language people passing street appearance visit business like criticized number people sought reform red light district reverend condemned lowest vice west saw legitimate vice damn souls young man young woman held revival services residents attracted red light district local business benefited depended support sex workers establishments like prostitutes buy dresses local frequent city dry chinese looking birth control disease ensure operations girls pay city police governance dollar fines instead closing relocating red light district mayor police ordered women wear longer skirts high refrain place reported seen district long dresses long faces women matter fit publication people mayor shut district district contributing thousand dollars city month efforts eventually died expanded story structure added building increasing number added opened directly time known copper prices went miners city experienced pay rise cents injected additional economy experienced patronage result added patronage added staircase ground floor grand world war prohibition local initiate crackdown red light district district effectively closed signs saying men commonplace census prostitution completely disappeared declared profession remained operation began overseeing family 1930s operations passed husband dick began running raising price sex years later government ordered shut prevent spread diseases soldiers world war response began operating guise window shopping abandoned completely heavy steel door installed small sliding window customers gain entrance sliding window opened identity acknowledged additionally added code system dealing troublesome guests employed retired price woman operations went ceased owners time management short committed suicide lover died heart attack late 1960s came local police officers taking initiative close operating high class sex houses windsor hotel remain closed long operating death cancer listed national_register_of_historic_places victorian active house prostitution following year local resident thirty years purchased pay local police officers officials month return silence activities cost prostitute come financial difficulties charged tax closed following year closure convicted federal tax served months prison closed soon robbery took place closed longest operating united_states having operated years long prostitution outlawed sold dealer named condition preserved original state turned museum operated 1990s encountered financial difficulties attempted sell building responded sought reopen museum gallery convention center national_register_of_historic_places wrote support rescue significant standing house area length operation rare intact commentary social history restoration including prostitutes operation proceeded september claimed owed wages work performed sued granted wages petitioned additional penalties business deal terminated years followed auction twice money maintain building late escorting new_york_times reporter interview discovered place broken low funds worried health shut earlier month operated offering tours robbery discovered dismantled beds stolen antique lamps artwork emptied glass cases artifacts missing rare sex toys june conveyed new owners locals time building great disrepair things water damage collapsed wall structurally sound roof new owners planned summer tours following year ultimate goal turning bed breakfast needs needs rest community people want visit said late duo sought loan local urban body requested additional grant december tours offered limited basis claims haunted ghost author recalled paranormal experiences related suggested ghost
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