Red-light district
From Academic Kids
A red-light district is a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life. The term was first recorded in the United States around 1890 , and derives from the practice of placing a red light in the window to indicate to customers the (often illegal ) nature of the business. This is based on the biblical story of Rahab , a prostitute in Jericho who aided the spies of Joshua and identified her house with a scarlet rope.
Interestingly, one of the many terms used for a red-light district in Japanese is akasen (赤線), literally meaning "red-line".
Famous red-light districts
Africa
Asia-Pacific
Patpong – Bangkok , Thailand
Sukhumvit Road Area (including Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy ) – Bangkok , Thailand
Dashilan – Beijing , China
Wanchai – Hong Kong
Hira Mandi – Lahore , Pakistan
Kamathipura – Mumbai , India
Pattaya , Thailand
Svay Pak – Phnom Penh , Cambodia
Geylang – Singapore
Kings Cross – Sydney , Australia
St. Kilda – Melbourne , Australia
Kabukicho – Tokyo , Japan
Roppongi – Tokyo , Japan
Yoshiwara – Tokyo , Japan (in Edo period )
Europe
De Wallen – Amsterdam , Netherlands
Raval /Barri Xines – Barcelona , Spain
Picin Park – Belgrade , Serbia
Rue d'Aerschot – Brussels , Belgium
József körút /Rákóczi tér – Budapest , Hungary (defunct)
Bahnhofsviertel – Frankfurt , Germany
Rosenlundsgatan – Gothenburg , Sweden
Reeperbahn – Hamburg , Germany
Intendente – Lisbon , Portugal
Cais do Sodré – Lisbon , Portugal
Kings Cross – London , England
Piccadilly Circus – London , England (defunct)
Soho – London , England
Calle Luna – Madrid , Spain
Navigli – Milan , Italy (defunct)
Schwabing – Munich , Germany (defunct)
Hockley Village – Nottingham , England
Boulevard de Clichy – Paris , France
Pigalle – Paris , France
Millbay – Plymouth , England
Union Street – Plymouth , England (defunct)
Perlovka – Prague , Czech Republic
Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele – Rome , Italy
Malmskillnadsgatan – Stockholm , Sweden
Praterstrasse – Vienna , Austria
Spittelberg – Vienna , Austria (defunct)
North America
The Block – Baltimore , Maryland
Combat Zone – Boston , Massachusetts (defunct)
Scollay Square – Boston , Massachusetts (razed)
Venus Alley – Butte , Montana (defunct)
The Levee – Chicago , Illinois
Sunset Boulevard – Hollywood , California
Western Avenue – Hollywood , California
Hotel Street – Honolulu , Hawaii
La Merced – Mexico City , Mexico
Zona Rosa – Mexico City , Mexico
Storyville – New Orleans , Louisiana (defunct)
Tenderloin – New York City , New York (defunct)
Times Square – New York City , New York (defunct)
Northern Liberties – Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (defunct)
Marcy Street – Portsmouth , New Hampshire (1890s–1912)
Commercial Street – Salt Lake City , Utah (defunct)
Sepulveda Boulevard – San Fernando Valley , California
Barbary Coast – San Francisco , California (defunct)
Tenderloin – San Francisco , California
Beacon Street – San Pedro , California (defunct)
Zona Norte – Tijuana , Mexico
The Reservation – Waco , Texas (defunct)
14th Street – Washington , District Of Columbia (defunct)
Vermont Ave, NW – Washington , District Of Columbia de:Rotlichtviertel
ja:歓楽街
nl:Hoerenbuurt
sv:Malmskillnadsgatan
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