Largest Brothel
Along the coastline of San Francisco in the late 19th century prostitution flourished, with thousands of women working in structures, called "cow yards" for reasons I blush to confess are not entirely clear to me. These were U-shaped buildings, up to four stories high, that were partitioned into numerous cubicles that the women lived and operated out of. The Twinkling Star Corporation in the summer of 1899 erected the largest cow yard ever seen, called the Nymphia. It had 450 rooms, 150 of them occupied by so-called "nymphomaniacs." Voyeurs were well accommodated; a window was cut in each door, and dropping a coin into a mechanism could automatically raise the shade covering it (this novel feature was phased out when the mechanisms became flooded with cheap slugs). As is so often the case when big business muscles in to deliver a large volume of goods at cut-rate prices, the appearance caused most of the smaller competitors to close their doors, even the up-scale sybaritic brothels. Modern day incarnations aren't quite as impressive. In Bangkok , Thailand there exist a dozen or so major "massage parlors," facilities about the size of a department store at the mall. Often 3-4 stories tall, it includes cafes, bars, and other rooms in addition to the private massage rooms on the upper floors, and employs over 100 young women to cater to male sexual needs. The going price for "the works," I hear, runs about $60—just in case you want to forgo visiting your in-laws in favor of something more exciting.
Famous brothels
In the nineteenth century along the coast of San Francisco there were so-called “cow yards” in which women worked as prostitutes. So, we can say that prostitution was very famous that time.
That brothel was considered to be the largest one. It was four-stored building with 450 rooms, 150 of them belonged to so-called "nymphomaniacs." There was a window in each door and everybody could observe everything happening there only putting a coin into some mechanism which automatically raised the shade.
Nowadays, are found a lot of so-called “massage parlors” in Bangkok , Thailand . Usually they are 3-4-stored buildings in which also there are cafes, bars, and other rooms in addition to the private massage rooms which are on the upper floors. More than 100 women work there to satisfy male sexual needs. About price, it runs about $60.
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