Painted ladies

So we drove out, and suddenly spotted a tiny little house and it was The Old Homestead, the last remaining brothel – still standing in what was the red light district. It's now a museum. We were shown round by a feisty 84-year-old woman who told us that the going rate for one trick was $50 - $100, with an overnight stay costing $250 which is about $9,000 today. So this was a high class place. There were 27 millionaires in Cripple Creek alone, as well as rich clients from as far away as Denver. But they had to book in advance, applying by letter and their credit was checked first.
There were all the original furnishings, imported from Italy, Germany, Persia, Iran, England and France. The girls all gave themselves fancy names – not like the ones further down the road towards Poverty Gulch: Dirty Neck Nell, Dizzy Daisy, Bilious Bessie, Slippery Sadie. Greasy Gertie………………