List of red-light districts

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De Wallen red-light district in Amsterdam

Red-light districts are areas associated with the sex industry and sex-oriented

businesses (e.g. sex shops and strip clubs). In some of these places prostitution occurs,
whether legally or illegally. The enforcement of prostitution laws varies by region.
Following is a partial list of well known red-light districts around the world, both current
and historical.

Contents

 1Africa
o 1.1Algeria
o 1.2Burkina Faso
o 1.3Egypt
o 1.4Ivory Coast
o 1.5Kenya
o 1.6Mauritania
o 1.7Morocco
o 1.8South Africa
o 1.9Tunisia
 2Asia
o 2.1Bangladesh
o 2.2Cambodia
o 2.3China
o 2.4Hong Kong
o 2.5India
o 2.6Indonesia
o 2.7Iran
o 2.8Iraq
 o 2.9Israel
o 2.10Japan
o 2.11Jordan
o 2.12Kyrgyzstan
o 2.13South Korea
o 2.14Malaysia
o 2.15Pakistan
o 2.16Philippines
o 2.17Singapore
o 2.18Taiwan
o 2.19Thailand
o 2.20Turkey
 3Europe
o 3.1Austria
o 3.2Belgium
o 3.3Croatia
o 3.4Czech Republic
o 3.5Denmark
o 3.6Finland
o 3.7France
o 3.8Germany
o 3.9Gibraltar
o 3.10Greece
o 3.11Ireland
o 3.12Italy
o 3.13Luxembourg
o 3.14Malta
o 3.15Netherlands
o 3.16Portugal
o 3.17Spain
o 3.18Switzerland
o 3.19United Kingdom
 3.19.1England
 3.19.2Northern Ireland
 3.19.3Scotland
 3.19.4Wales
 4North America
o 4.1Antigua and Barbuda
o 4.2Aruba
o 4.3Barbados
o 4.4Canada
o 4.5Costa Rica
o 4.6Guatemala
o 4.7Mexico
o 4.8Panama
o 4.9United States
 5Oceania
o 5.1Australia
 o 5.2New Zealand
 6See also
 7References

Africa[edit]
Algeria[edit]
Prostitution is legal but third party involvement is prohibited.
See also: Prostitution in Algeria

 Constantine
o Rahbat al-Jammal (defunct)[1]
Burkina Faso[edit]
Prostitution is not specifically prohibited by the law, [2] but soliciting and pimping are
illegal.[3]

 Ouagadougou
o Dapoya[4][5]
Egypt[edit]
Prostitution in Egypt is illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Egypt

 Alexandria
o Kom al-Nadura (defunct)[6]
o Kom Bakir (defunct)[6]
o Al-Tartushi (defunct)[6]
 Cairo
o Wagh El Birket (defunct)[7]
Ivory Coast[edit]
Prostitution in Ivory Coast is legal.
See also: Prostitution in Ivory Coast

 Abidjan
o Marcory Zone 4
o Rue Princesse
Kenya[edit]
Prostitution is illegal.[8]
See also: Prostitution in Kenya
  Nairobi
o Koinange Street[9][10]
Mauritania[edit]
Prostitution in Mauritania is illegal.[11]

 Nouakchott
o El Mina[11]
Morocco[edit]
Prostitution is illegal.[12]
See also: Prostitution in Morocco

 Casablanca
o Bousbir(defunct)[13]
 Fez
o Moullay Abdullah (defunct)[13]
 Marrakesh
o Bab el Khemis[13]
 Rabat
o Oukassa (defunct)[13]
 Tangier
o Petit Socco[14][15]
South Africa[edit]
Prostitution is illegal.[16]
See also: Prostitution in South Africa

 Durban
o Point Road[17]
 Johannesburg
o Hillbrow[18][19]
Tunisia[edit]
Prostitution is regulated.[20]
See also: Prostitution in Tunisia

 Tunis
o Sidi Abdallah Guech[21]

Asia[edit]
Bangladesh[edit]
Prostitution in Bangladesh is legal and regulated. [20]
See also: Prostitution in Bangladesh

 Bagerhat District
o Bani Shanta[22]
 Faridpur District
o Faridpur[23]
 Narayanganj
o Tanbazar
 Rajbari District
o Daulatdia[24][25]
 Tangail District
o Kandapara[26]
Cambodia[edit]
Prostitution is illegal, but tolerated.
See also: Prostitution in Cambodia

 Phnom Penh
o Svay Pak[27]
China[edit]
Prostitution is illegal.[28]
See also: Prostitution in China

 Beijing
o Dashilan[29][30]
 Shanghai
o Simalu[31]
Hong Kong[edit]
Prostitution itself is not illegal but operating a brothel is illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Hong Kong

 Lockhart Road[32]
 Sham Shui Po/Fuk Wa Street[33]
India[edit]
Prostitution is not illegal when performed by a person acting alone in private but public
solicitation, brothels and pimping are illegal (however in practice prostitution is tolerated
and regulated).
See also: Prostitution in India
 Allahabad
o Meergunj[34]
 Bundi
o Mohanpura[35]
 Gwalior
o Rashmpura[36]
 Hyderabad
o Mehboob Ki Kehandi[37]
 Jaipur
o Tilawala[38]
 Jodhpur
o Jawaharkhana Ghaas Mandi[39]
 Kolkata
o Bowbazar[40]
o Garia[41]
o Kalighat[42]
o Kidderpore[40]
o Lebu Bagan[42]
o Sonagachi[43]
o Tollygunge[40]
 Meerut
o Kabadi Bazar[36]
 Mumbai
o Kamathipura[44]
 Muzaffarpur
o Chaturbhuj Sthan[45]
 Nagpur
o Ganga Jamuna, Itwari[46]
 New Delhi
o Garstin Bastion Road[47]
 Pune
o Budhwar Peth[46][48]
 Sitamarhi
o Boha Tola - (burnt down in 2008)[49]
 Surat
o Chakla Bazar[49][50]
 Varanasi
o Dalamandi, near the Kashi Vishwanath Temple -
(closed 1970s)[51]
o Shivdaspur[51]
Indonesia[edit]
See also: Prostitution in Indonesia
Prostitution is illegal in non-regulated areas. Prostitution is legal in some locations
(including pimping and maintaining a brothel).

 Batam
o Nagoya[52][53]
 Jakarta
o Blok M[54][55]
o Kalijodo (demolished on 29 February 2016, now a
public park)[56][57]
o Kramat Tunggak (closed in 1999)[58]
 Sibolangit
o Bandar Baru
 Surabaya
o Gang Dolly (closed in 2014)[59]
Iran[edit]
See also: Prostitution in Iran
Prostitution in Iran is illegal, and incurs various punishments ranging from fines and jail
terms to execution for repeat offenders.[20]

 Tehran
o Shahr-e No (demolished 1980)[60][61]
Iraq[edit]
See also: Prostitution in Iraq

 Baghdad
o Al-Battaween[62]
o Bataween[63]
o Haifa Street/Salhia neighborhood[64]
o Kamaliyah[65] (Arabic: ‫)الكمالية‬
o Zayouna[66]
Israel[edit]
See also: Prostitution in Israel

 Tel Aviv
o Old bus station area.[67][68]
Japan[edit]
See also: Prostitution in Japan
Prostitution is illegal but narrowly defined. Many sexual acts for pay that would be
considered to be prostitution in other countries are legal. [69]

 Fukuoka
o Nakasu[70]
 Gifu
o Kanazuen[71]
 Hokkaidō
o Susukino[72]
 Kyoto
o Shimabara (defunct)[73][74]
 Osaka
o Imasato Shinchi[75]
o Jūsō[76]
o Kujo[77]
o Matsushima Shinchi[75]
o Shinchi Otobe (defunct)[78]
o Shinmachi[73]
o Shinodayama Shinchi[75]
o Tobita Shinchi[77][79]
o Yoshiwara (defunct)[80]
 Tokyo
o Kabukicho[81]
o Roppongi[82]
o Yoshiwara (defunct)[80][83]
Jordan[edit]
Prostitution is illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Jordan

 Amman
o Jubeiha[84]
o Sweifieh[85]
Kyrgyzstan[edit]
Prostitution is legal but pimping and operating a brothel are illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Kyrgyzstan

 Bishkek
o Pravda Street[86]
South Korea[edit]
Prostitution is illegal, but in practice it is tolerated and regulated.
See also: Prostitution in South Korea

 Daegu
o Jagalmadang[87]
 Paju
o Yong Ju Gol[88]
 Seoul
o Cheonho[89]
o Cheongnyangni 588 (demolished 2017)[89]
o Hooker Hill, Itaewon[90][91]
o Mia-ri[92][93]
o Yeongdeungpo[92][94]
Malaysia[edit]
Prostitution in most of Malaysia is legal and widespread, though there are laws against
prostitution-related activities. However, prostitution is illegal in
Malaysia's Kelantan state.
See also: Prostitution in Malaysia

 Kuala Lumpur
o Brickfields area: Jalan Hicks and Jalan Thamibipilly[95][96]
o Bukit Bintang: Jalan Alor[95]
o Chow Kit[97][98]
o Jalan Petaling[95][99]
o Lorong Haji Taib[95]
Pakistan[edit]
Prostitution is illegal, but in practice it is somewhat tolerated although not regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Pakistan

 Faisalabad
o Aminpur Bazar[100]
o Ghulam abad[100]
 Hyderabad
o Bazaar-i-Husn[101][102]
o Serey Ghat[103]
 Karachi
o Napier Road[100]
 Lahore
o Heera Mandi[104]
  Multan
o Bazaar-i-Husn[101]
 Peshawar
o Thatti Bazaar (defunct)[101][105]
 Rawalpindi
o Qasai Gali[100]
Philippines[edit]
Prostitution is illegal, but widespread and generally tolerated. [106]
See also: Prostitution in Philippines

 Angeles
o Fields Avenue[107]
 Manila
o EDSA Entertainment Complex, Pasay[108][109]
o Ermita[109]
o Malate[109]
o Padre Burgos Street, Makati[109]
 Olongapo City
o Subic Bay[110][111]
Singapore[edit]
Prostitution itself is not illegal; however, public solicitation, living on the earnings of a
prostitute, and maintaining a brothel are illegal. [112]
See also: Prostitution in Singapore

 Geylang[113]
 Orchard Towers[114][115]
Taiwan[edit]
Prostitution in Taiwan was made illegal under a 1991 law. Legislation was introduced in
2011 to allow local governments in Taiwan to set up "special zones" where prostitution
is permitted. Outside these zones prostitution is illegal. As of 2017 no "special zones"
had been opened.[116]
See also: Prostitution in Taiwan

 Taipei
o Snake Alley (defunct)[117][118]
Thailand[edit]
Soi Cowboy, Thailand

Prostitution is illegal in Thailand, and solicitation and public nuisance laws are in effect.
In practice it is tolerated and partly regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Thailand

 Bangkok
o Patpong[119]
o Soi Pratuchai[120]
o The western Sukhumvit Road area (notably
including Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy; formerly
included the now-defunct Clinton Plaza)[121][122][123]
o Washington Square (demolished 2013)[124]
 Phuket
o Soi Bang-La – Patong Beach[125][126]
 Pattaya[127]
o Beach Road[128][129]
o Boyztown[130]
o Soi 6[131][132]
o Sunee Plaza[133][134]
o Walking Street[130][135]
Turkey[edit]

 Ankara
o Bentderesi[136]
 İstanbul
o Giraffe Lane, Beyoğlu[136]

Europe[edit]
Austria[edit]
Prostitution is legal and regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Austria
  Linz
o Bäckermühlweg[137]
 Vienna
o Gürtel[138]
o Stuwerviertel[137]
Belgium[edit]

Rue d'Aerschot, Brussels

Glazen Straatje, Ghent

Main article: Red-light districts in Belgium

Prostitution is legal, though brothels are not. [139] Enforcement of the law can be lax.
See also: Prostitution in Belgium

 Antwerp
o Schipperskwartier[140] including Villa Tinto
 Brussels
o Alhambra Quarter[141]
o Avenue Louise[142]
 o Place Fontainas[143]
o Rue d'Aerschot and surrounds[141][144]
 Charleroi
o "Charleroi Triangle" (closed 2011)[145]
o Area around ministère des Finances[141]
o Faubourg de Bruxelles and the N5, Gosselie[141]
 Deinze
o Kortrijksesteenweg (N43).[141]
 Ghent
o Schepenenvijverstraat/Pieter Vanderdoncktdoorgang
(including Glazen Straatje)[146]
o Belgradostraat[146]
 Liege
o Rue du Champion/Rue de l’Agneau (windows closed in
2009, street prostitution still occurs)[147][148]
 Ostend
o Docklands[141]
 Seraing
o Rue Marnix[141]
o A purpose built "Eros Centre" is planned[149]
 Sint-Truiden
o Luikersteenweg (know locally as "Chaussée d'Amour")
[141]

Croatia[edit]
Prostitution is illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Croatia

 Zagreb
o Tkalčićeva Street (defunct since World War II)[150][151]
Czech Republic[edit]
Prostitution is legal, but brothels and other forms of procuring are prohibited.
See also: Prostitution in the Czech Republic

 Prague
o Perlovka[152]
Denmark[edit]
Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Denmark
  Copenhagen
o Halmtorvet[153][154]
o Istedgade[153][155]
Finland[edit]
Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Finland

 Helsinki
o Aleksis Kiven katu and Vaasankatu[156]
France[edit]
Paying for sex, pimping and keeping a brothel are illegal. Prostitutes commit no offence
unless soliciting.
See also: Prostitution in France

 Angers
o Place Pierre Semard[157]
 Avignon
o Bourg Neuf[158]
 Beziers
o Avenue President Wilson[157]
 Bordeaux
o Quartier de la Gare Saint Jean[157]
o Quartier Saint-Rémi[157]
o Les Quinconces[157]
 Caen
o Saint Saveur (defunct)[157]
o Presqu'île de Caen[157]
 Cannes
o La croisette[157]
 Le Havre
o rue LeSueur/rue Haudry/rue Laperouse (defunct) [157]
 Lille
o Quartier Peuple Belge (defunct)[157]
o La Madeleine (defunct)[157]
 Limoges
o Champ de Juillet (defunct)[157]
 Lyon
o Gare de Perrache[157]
o River "quais"[157]
 Mantes-la-Jolie
o Quartier du Val Fourré[157]
 Marseille
o La Canebière[157]
 Montpellier
o Boulevard de Strasbourg[157]
 Nancy
o Eue de la source[157]
 Nantes
o Rue Paul Bellamy[157]
o Quai de la Fosse[157]
o Rue de Strasbourg[157]
o Rue de Talensac[157]
 Nice
o Promenade des Anglais[157]
o Rue de France[157]
 Paris
o Beaubourg (17c now defunct), including: [159][160][161][162]
 Rue Gratte-Cul, now Rue Dussoubs
 Rue Maubuée, now Rue de Venise
 Rue du Poil-au-Con, now Rue du Pélican
 Rue Pute-y-Musse, now Rue du Petit-Musc
 Rue Tire-Vit, now Rue Marie-Stuart
 Rue Trousse-Nonnain, now Rue Beaubourg<
 Rue Troussevache, now rue de La Reynie
o 1st arrondissement
 Rue Saint-Denis[163][164]
o 3rd arrondissement
 Rue Trace-Putain (defunct) later rue Tasse-
Nonnain, now part of Rue Beaubourg[165]
o 4th arrondissement
 Rue Brisemiche (Defunct) later rue Baillehoë and
now part of Rue Brisemiche[166]
o 9th arrondissement
 Barbès-Rochechouart[167]
 Rue de Budapest (defunct)[157]
 Quartier Pigalle (defunct)[168]
o 10th arrondissement
 Porte Saint-Martin[167]
o Bois de Boulogne[169][170]
o Bois de Vincennes[171]
  Rouen
o Boulevard des Belges[172]
o Rue St Jacques[157]
 Strasbourg
o Avenue de la Forêt-Noire[157]
o Route du Rhin[157]
o Quai des Alpes[157]
o Quai Louis-Pasteur[157]
o Boulevard de Lyon Quartier de la Gare[157]
 Toulouse
o Rue Bayard[157]
o Quartier du Canal[157]
o Boulevard de Strasbourg[157]
 Troyes[157]
Germany[edit]

Bahnhofsviertel in Frankfurt am Main

Reeperbahn in Hamburg-St. Pauli

Herbertstraße in Hamburg-St. Pauli

Prostitution is legal and regulated.

See also: Prostitution in Germany

 Aachen
o Antoniusstraße[173]
 Augsburg
o Hasengasse[173]
 Berlin
o Bülowstraße[174]
o Kurfüstendamm (defunct)[174]
o Kurfürstenstraße[174]
o Oranienburger Straße[175][176]
o Potsdamer Straße (defunct)[174]
o Stuttgarter Platz (defunct)[177][178]
 Bielefeld
o Eckendorferstraße[174]
 Bochum
o Im Winkel[173]
 Bonn
o Immenburgstraße[173]
 Braunschweig
o Bruchstraße[173]
 Bremen
o Die Küste (defunct)[179]
o Helenenstraße[173]
o Punkendeich (defunct)[180]
 Bremerhaven
o Lessingstraße[173]
 Cologne
o Hornstraße[173]
 Darmstadt
 o Bismarckstraße[174]
 Dortmund
o Linienstraße[173]
o Ravensberger Straße (defunct)[174]
 Duisburg
o Vulkanstraße[173]
 Düsseldorf
o Hinter dem Bahndamm[173]
 Essen
o Stahlstraße[173]
 Flensburg
o Oluf-Samsons-Gang[174]
 Frankfurt
o Bahnhofsviertel[181]
 Hagen
o Düppenbeckerstraße[173]
 Hamburg
o St. Georg[174]
o St. Pauli: area around Reeperbahn[182]
 Hanover
o Am Steintor[173]
o Ludwigstraße[174]
o Reitwallstraße[183]
 Karlsruhe
o Brunnenstraße[173]
 Kiel
o Wall am Hafen[184]
 Lübeck
o Clemensstraße (defunct)[174]
 Mannheim
o Lupinenstraße[173]
 Minden
o Rampenloch (defunct, last 2 brothels closed in 2018)[185]
 Munich
o Landsberger Straße[174]
o Schillerstraße[186]
o Stahlgruberring[186]
 Nuremberg
o Frauentormauer[173]
 Oberhausen
 o Flaßhofstraße[187]
 Stuttgart
o Leonhardsviertel[188]
 Ulm
o Blaubeurer Straße[189]
Gibraltar[edit]
See also: Prostitution in the British Overseas Territories §  Gibraltar
Prostitution illegal.

 Seruya's Ramp, (Calle Peligro) (defunct)[190]

Greece[edit]
See also: Prostitution in Greece

 Athens
o Fylis Street[191][192]
Ireland[edit]
Paying for sex is illegal, as is soliciting in a public place, operating brothels, and other
forms of pimping.
See also: Prostitution in the Republic of Ireland

 Dublin
o Monto (defunct)[193]
o Grafton Street (defunct)[194][195]
Italy[edit]
Prostitution in Italy is legal, although organized prostitution, whether indoors in brothels
or controlled by third parties, is prohibited.
See also: Prostitution in Italy

 Catania, Sicily
o San Berillo[196]
 Venice
o Carampane di Rialto, including Ponte delle
Tette (defunct)[197][198]
Luxembourg[edit]
Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Luxembourg

 Luxembourg railway station area[199]

Malta[edit]
Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Malta

 Gżira
o Mello Area (Triq Testaferrata)[200][201]
 Marsa
o Albert Town Area
 St. Julian's
o Paceville[202]
 Valletta
o Strait Street - known as "The Gut" by the British Navy
(defunct)[203]
Netherlands[edit]

A scene from De Wallen, Amsterdam's red light district, of a man negotiating with a sex worker.

Achterdam at night (Alkmaar)

Prostitution and associated activities are legal and common. A total of 11 cities in the
Netherlands have red light districts with window prostitution.[204]
See also: Prostitution in the Netherlands

 Alkmaar
o Achterdam[205]
 Amsterdam
 o De Wallen[206]
o Singel[207]
o de Pijp[208]
 Arnhem - closed 2006[209]
 Deventer
o Bokkingshang[210]
 Doetinchem
o Roerstraat[211]
 Eindhoven
o Baekelandplein[212]
 Groningen[211]
 Haarlem[211]
 The Hague
o Geleenstraat[213]
o Hunsestraat[213]
 Heerenveen
o Munnikstraat[211]
 Leeuwarden[211]
 Nijmegen
o New Market[211]
 Rotterdam - closed 2003[214]
 Keileweg[215]
 Utrecht - closed 2013[216]
o Hardebollenstraat[217]
o Zandpad[217]
Portugal[edit]
Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Portugal

 Lisbon
o Cais do Sodré (defunct)[218]
o Rua Nova do Carvalho (defunct)[219]
 Porto
o Rua Coelho Neto[220]
o Rua Conde de Ferreira[220]
o Rua Escura[221]
 Braga
o Residencial Cairense
Spain[edit]
Brothels are illegal (since 1956), but "clubs" and "wiskerias" are fronts for prostitution
and are tolerated.
See also: Prostitution in Spain

 Barcelona
o Barrio Chino,[222]
 Carrer de Sant Ramon
 Carrer d'En Robador
o La Rambla[223][224]
o Ronda de Sant Antoni[225]
 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
o Calle Molino de Viento[226]
 Madrid
o Centro
 Calle Atocha[227]
 Calle Carretas[228]
 Calle de Barco[229]
 Calle del Desengaño[230]
 Calle de la Ballesta[231]
 Calle Montera[227][229][232]
 Calle de Valverde[229]
 Plaza de la Luna[227][233]
 Plaza Jacinto Benavente[233]
 Puerta del Sol[234]
o Casa de Campo (defunct)[227][235]
o Colonia Marconi[235]
o El Gato industrial area[236]
o Parque del Oeste
 Paseo de Camoens[233]
o Vicálvaro[236]
 Polígono de Villaverde[233]
 Palma de Mallorca
o Carrer de la Ferreria[237]
 Salamanca
o Barrio Chino de Salamanca (defunct)[238]
 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
o Calle Miraflores[239]
 Valencia
o Calle de Viana[240]
Switzerland[edit]
Prostitution is legal and regulated.
See also: Prostitution in Switzerland

 Zurich
o Langstrasse[241]
o Strichplatz[242]
 Bern
o Lorraine[243]
 Geneva
o Les Pâquis[244]
 Lausanne
o Sevelin[245]
United Kingdom[edit]
See also: Prostitution in the United Kingdom
England[edit]
Prostitution is not illegal when performed by a person acting alone in private, but public
solicitation, brothels and pimping are. The Policing and Crime Act 2009 makes it illegal
to pay for sex with a prostitute who has been “subjected to force” and this is a strict
liability offence (clients can be prosecuted even if they didn't know the prostitute was
forced).[246][247]

 Bradford
o Manningham - the red light district is situated around
Lumb Lane and Manningham Lane and was featured in
the TV series Band of Gold.[248]
 Huddersfield
o Great Northern Street[249]
 Leeds
o Chapeltown - the traditional red light-area was around
the Spencer Place and Avenue Hill streets. This has
diminished in importance since the emergence of
Holbeck as a red-light district.[250]
o Holbeck - Under a scheme started in October 2014,
initiated by West Yorkshire Police and Leeds City
Council, sex workers may trade without fear of arrest on
an industrial estate in Leeds' Holbeck district; providing
they obey various rules, including only working between
7PM and 7AM and only working within the area. [251][252]
 Leicester
o South Highfields (defunct)[253]
 London
o Gropecunt Lane (possible medieval; defunct)[254]
o King's Cross[255]
 o Piccadilly Circus (defunct)[256]
o Bayswater[257]
o Earl's Court[258]
o Shepherd Market[259]
o Soho[260]
 Middlesbrough
o Over the Border / St Hilda's[261][262]
 Nottingham
o Forest Road[263]
o Mapperley Road[264]
 Plymouth
o Millbay[265]
 Portsmouth
o Sailortown (defunct)[266]
 Preston, Lancashire
o Fletcher Road/St Mary’s Street[267]
 Reading
o Oxford Road and its adjoining streets[268][269][270][271]
 Shrewsbury
o Grope Lane (medieval; defunct)[272][273]
o Mountfields (defunct)[274]
 Stoke-on-Trent
o Cobridge[275][276]
 Swindon
o Manchester Road/Gorse Hill[277]
 Wolverhampton
o All Saints/Parkfield/ Horseley Fields/West Park[278]
Northern Ireland[edit]
See also: Prostitution in Northern Ireland

 Belfast
o Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast (defunct)[279][280]
o Amelia Street (defunct)[280]
o Linenhall Street[281]
Scotland[edit]
See also: Prostitution in Scotland

 Edinburgh
o Defunct: Leith/Coburg Street/Salamander Street (all
defunct)[282]
 o Edinburgh does have brothels, but not a red light
district.
 Glasgow
o Blythswood Square (defunct)[282]
Wales[edit]

 Cardiff
o Tiger Bay[283]
 Newport
o Commercial Road, Pillgwenlly (Pill)[284]

North America[edit]
Antigua and Barbuda[edit]
Prostitution is legal but related activities are prohibited. [20]
See also: Prostitution in Antigua and Barbuda

 St. John's
o Popeshead Street.[285]
Aruba[edit]
Prostitution is legal and regulated.[286]

 Sint Nicolaas.[286]
Barbados[edit]
Prostitution is legal but related activities such as brothel keeping and solicitation are
prohibited.[20]

 Bridgetown
o Nelson street[287]
Centre-Sud neighbourhood of Montreal

Canada[edit]
Prostitution itself is legal but the purchase of sexual services is not (the client commits
the offence not the prostitute). Many associated activities (brothels, advertising, street
walking) are also illegal.
See also: Prostitution in Canada

 Montreal
o Red-Light District (historic)
o Centre-Sud: The Centre-Sud, of which Sainte-Marie is a
part, was notorious for prostitution from the 1980s well
into the 2010s. In recent years, gentrification has
changed this significantly.[288][289][290][291]
o Hochelaga-Maisonneuve: Known for prostitution,
especially in the Hochelaga segment.[292][293][294][295]
 Vancouver
o Downtown Eastside
Costa Rica[edit]
Prostitution is legal but related activities such as brothel keeping are illegal. [2]
See also: Prostitution in Costa Rica

 San José
o Gringo Gulch[296]
Guatemala[edit]
Prostitution is legal but procuring is prohibited.[297]
  Guatemala City
o La Linea[298]
o El Trebol[299]
o Parque Concordia[299]
Mexico[edit]

The Tamyko brothel in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Prostitution is legal and regulated.

See also: Prostitution in Mexico

 Mexico City
o La Merced Market[300]
o Zona Rosa[301]
 Nuevo Laredo
o Zona de Tolerancia[302]
 Tijuana
o Zona Norte[303]
 Tuxtla Gutiérrez
o Zona Galáctica[304]
Panama[edit]

 Panama City
o El Cangrejo[305]
United States[edit]
Prostitution laws vary by state and territory, however it is illegal except for some rural
counties of Nevada. Strip clubs are legal in most areas, including fully nude strip clubs.
Many massage shops offer "happy endings", which is an illegal form of prostitution.
See also: Prostitution in the United States
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 Anchorage, Alaska
o Alley B, Spenard (1914 to 1954)[306]
 o South Addition (Closed 1916)[307]
o Spenard Road (defunct)[308]
 Ketchikan, Alaska
o Creek Street (c.1903-1954)[309]
 Skagway, Alaska
o 7th Avenue (closed c.1910)[310]
 Phoenix, Arizona
o Van Buren Street[311]
 Tucson, Arizona
o Miracle Mile[312]
 Los Angeles, California
o Figueroa Street[313]
o Sepulveda Boulevard[314]
o Sunset Boulevard (historical)[315]
o Western Avenue, Hollywood[316]
 San Diego, California
o Stingaree (historical)[317]
 San Francisco, California
o Barbary Coast (historical)[318]
o Broadway/Columbus Avenue[319][320]
o Tenderloin (historic)[321]
 Cripple Creek, Colorado
o Myers Avenue (defunct)[322]
 Denver, Colorado
o East Colfax Avenue[323]
o Market Street (closed 1913)[324]
 Orlando, Florida
o OBT, also known as Orange Blossom Trail (historical)[325]
 Tampa, Florida
o Nebraska Avenue (Active) also known as the Tampa
Strip; has long been home to many of Tampa's strip
clubs and sex industry. Serial killer Bobby Joe
Long operated on Nebraska Avenue, during his killing
spree in 1984.[326]
o The corridor of Florida State Road 60 between U.S.
Route 301 and Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa, Florida is
a commercial district area
near Downtown, Tampa and Ybor City. It has long been
home to numerous strip clubs and Adult Video arcades,
dubbing Tampa the "Strip Club Capital" of the United
States.[327][328]
 Atlanta, Georgia
o Cheshire Bridge Road[329]
o Metropolitan Parkway[330][331]
o Murrell's Row[332]
o Slabtown (defunct)[333]
 Macon, Georgia
o Oak Street[334]
 Savannah, Georgia
o Franklin Square area[335]
 Honolulu, Hawaii
o Chinatown (defunct)[336]
o Iwilei(defunct)[337]
o Hotel Street (defunct)[337]
 Chicago, Illinois
o The Levee (historical)[338]
 Davenport, Iowa
o Bucktown (historic)[339]
 Council Bluffs, Iowa
o South 24th Street area[340]
 New Orleans, Louisiana
o Storyville (historical)[341]
 Baltimore, Maryland
o The Block: The 400 block of East Baltimore St, almost
exclusively consists of adult entertainment businesses.
[342]

 Boston, Massachusetts
o Anne Street (historic)[343]
o The Combat Zone (largely historical, mostly defunct)[344]
[345]

 Detroit, Michigan
o 8 Mile Road[346]
o Michigan Ave[347]
 Grand Rapids, Michigan
o Division Avenue[348]
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
o River Street (historic)[349]
 Minneapolis, Minnesota
o Mill District (historic)[350]
 Kansas City, Missouri
o Independence Ave
 Butte, Montana
 o Venus Alley[351]
 Omaha, Nebraska
o Burnt District (historic)[352]
o Sporting District[353] (historical)
 Las Vegas, Nevada
o Block 16 (closed in 1942)[354]
o Boulder Highway[355]
o Fremont Street[355]
o Las Vegas Strip[355]
 Reno, Nevada
o The Stockade (closed 1940s)[356]
 Rhyolite, Nevada
o Tenderloin (Defunct)[357]
 Tonopah, Nevada
o Corona Avenue area (closed 1915)[358]
o St. Patrick Street area (closed 1952)[358][359]
 Atlantic City, New Jersey
o "The Atlantic City Boardwalk" near the casinos [360]
 New York City, New York
o "The Deuce" near Times Square. Comprised West
42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.
(defunct/culturally significant/historical)[361][362]
o Hunts Point, Bronx: Historically known for
prostitution[363]and was subject of the film Hookers at the
Point
o Minnesota Strip (defunct)[364]
o SoHo, Manhattan (historic)[365]
o Tenderloin, Manhattan (defunct)[366]
o Times Square (defunct/culturally significant/historical)[367]
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
o Hell's Half Acre (historic)[368]
o Valley Brook[369]
 Chester, Pennsylvania
o Bethel Court (defunct)[370]
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
o Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia: Known for street
prostitution;[371] infamous for The Kensington
Strangler who was captured in 2011
o Northern Liberties (largely historical, mostly defunct)[372]
[373]

 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 o Liberty Avenue (historical)[374]
 Dallas, Texas
o Harry Hines[375]
o Northwest Highway[376]
 Fort Worth, Texas
o Hell's Half Acre (historic)[377]
 Houston, Texas
o The Bissonnet Track[378]
 San Antonio, Texas
o Sporting District[379] (historical)
 Washington, D.C.
o Murder Bay (defunct)[380]

Oceania[edit]
Australia[edit]
Prostitution laws vary by state, either being legal or decriminalized.
See also: Prostitution in Australia

 Adelaide
o Hindley Street[381]
 Brisbane
o Kangaroo Point[382]
o New Farm[382]
o Fortitude Valley[383]
 Kalgoorlie
o Hay Street[384]
 Melbourne
o King St[385]
o St Kilda[386]
 Surfers Paradise
o Cavill Avenue[384]
 Sydney
o Kings Cross[387]
o Darlinghurst/East Sydney[387]
New Zealand[edit]
Prostitution and associated activities are legal.
See also: Prostitution in New Zealand

 Auckland
 o Karangahape Road[388]
o Papatoetoe, specifically Hunter's Corner[389]
 Christchurch
o Manchester Street[389]
 Wellington
o Vivian Street[389]