Editing Red-light district

A '''red-light district''' existed in [[downtown Pensacola]] in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries where transient sailors and port workers (as well as local Pensacolians) could engage in prostitution and debauchery without fear of retribution.

The prostitution district was well-defined, situated on [[Zaragoza Street]] between [[Palafox]] and [[Baylen Street]]s, and on Baylen from [[Main Street|Main]] to [[Government Street]]s. Zaragoza Street in particular became known as "'''the Line'''," due to the row of adjacent bordellos. About fifteen such establishments were located within the district, most of them occupying former homes that were abandoned by families due to the nearby [[port]] activity.

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==References==
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*James R. McGovern. "'Sporting Life on the Line': Prostitution in Progressive Era Pensacola." ''Florida Historical Quarterly'', Volume LIV, Number 2, October 1975.
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[[Category:Prostitution]] [[Category:Alcohol]]