Notorious Creek Street, in downtown Ketchikan, Alaska, was dotted with bordellos and prostitutes during the early 1900s. The best known prostitute was

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Notorious Creek Street, in downtown Ketchikan, Alaska, was dotted with bordellos and prostitutes during the early 1900s. The best known prostitute was Dolly Arthur, owner of Dolly's House bordello. It wasn't closed until 1954. Today it is a museum.

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