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A River and a ranch: Former infamous Mustang Ranch brothel site could become an oasis

Posted by: Maven on December 15, 2009 at 6:49 am

truckee riverFrom the New York Times:

“Watching bulldozers pour crushed rocks to force the Truckee River into a more natural serpentine pattern, Mickey Hazelwood, project director for the Nature Conservancy, mused that like many acts of salvation, this one has its roots deep in sin.

For decades, this high-desert site eight miles east of Reno was best known as the home of the Mustang Ranch, the first licensed brothel in the United States. From thin to plump, dwarflike to Amazonian, women hired to suit a range of tastes would line up for inspection by clients in pink stucco buildings tucked into a cottonwood grove 300 yards from the river’s bank. … “

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December 15, 2009 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada

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