Exploring Deadwood's Hidden Past Inside a Real Brothel
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Step into the tantalizing history of a brothel in Deadwood. In the last of this Deadwood series, Kevin Hicks explores Deadwood's hidden past inside a real brothel. Join our intrepid guide as he unearths some of the secrets and stories housed within the walls of this historic establishment. With a blend of amusement and education, Kevin sheds light on a slice of history that was both scandalous and integral to the fabric of the Old West.
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"Special rates for Politicians and Lawmen." Some things never change!
naa they use kids
Just the age of the service providers... Pedo-ticians as they're all seem to be now.
Where's Hunter?
@@paulmurphy216 snorting. ok youtube????
Yea,polititions screw the girls and then screw us😅
No pissing in the cuspidors. That is priceless.
Very interesting.
Thank you for pointing out that not all prostitution is the same, sometimes it's brutal abusive exploitation, but sometimes it's entirely voluntary like any other job.
I can't imagine "servicing" up to twenty men in one night. That's two per hour for ten hours; or three an hour for seven hours. Yuck! Reminds me of the "comfort girls" from places like China and Korea who were taken and forced to service japanese soldiers during WWII. Some girls were as young as thirteen. I read somewhere one girl who survived later saying - during "working" hours - they'd be placed in a sort of cubicle with a bed and the soldiers would just get in line. She lost count, but estimated receiving 50 men during 16 hours straight. NON STOP. She'd be forced onto her back and it would go on and on and on. That's one reason it disturbs me when men chuckle and smile and make light of whorehouses. They were awful places with short life spans and rampant venereal diseases.
It is evil .
As an American who grew up in the West and lover of Western history and English history, I love this series. You are a fantastic presenter sir.
Cheers Doug 👍
Well. When I woke up this morning I didn't realise I was going to be visiting a brothel.
All the same, that was quite satisfying.
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We had similar 'establishments' in mountainous northern Idaho state mining country in the town of Wallace. Maybe a half dozen premises operated from 1895 to 1988. The madams were said to be kind-hearted people who funneled their profits to buy police cars, sports equipment for kids, and other community upgrades. Today, there is a bordello museum named the Oasis that is amazingly similar to what you showed in Deadwood. Very interesting presentation ... with well-researched bits of info here and there to delight the audience. Thank you!
Coram, Montana also had a few brothels. From what I was told the lady that ran one was kind to the childrenin town. At Christmas she tool them to the movie theater. The house is still standing not sure where the movie theater is or was?
I read some articles about early western life and how towns & railways came about. When they struck gold in the Yukon the area just exploded with newcomers. Names like Diamond Lil & The Klondike had become synonymous with Ladies of the Evening.
The area encouraged girls to come to their towns by stagecoach and then by train. The prosperity was directly tied to this trade from private Madame houses to bars and saloons. It supported banks, general stores, opened schools for children. The Ladies bought imported linen and cotton goods; then hired seamstresses to make clothing, dresses, hats. They had built entire economies of fairly large scales in the 1800's even hiring a Sheriff & deputies.
At this point the train barons had taken notice and started laying track as fast as they can. I wish I can recall where I read all of this but nowadays a few minutes of Google search can bring you all the info you want. Perhaps a few RUclips R's with links can point us in the right direction.
@@denickite sounds like the movie Best Little Whorehouse in Texas!
The brothels in Germany were a bit of an eye opener to a young British Squaddie newly posted in. For a start, the Germans call a brothel a "Poof", which always raised an eyebrow. There would always be a bar, with drinks at three times the usual rate, and when enough beers had been drunk, a girl would lead the wide-eyed newcomer off through a door or curtain.
And that's when he learned he could screw the gals but NOT hug them. I think they charged extra for that.
agree. Germany was an eye opener. Was there 87-90. Wo ist das Poof Haus?? Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Nurnburg. You had the small bars that you mentioned. Then huge apartment like buildings with separate floors of whites, blacks, asian and hispanic girls.
@@Mission2Transition641 I left in '88, a cabbie in Krefeld told me about the Poof, when I was out on a "free" day, during Op Crusader. (1980)
1st real posting was Verden. Jahnstraße 17 was on the corner diagonally across from Caithness Barracks.
I got married while there, so didn't have the inclination to search Osnabrück or Geilenkirchen. lol
Great postings, all.
Das poof Hausa? 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for teaching this in a very professional way. Some parts of history are very difficult to teach because of the subject matter but you actually made it fun and not awkward.
Hi @dashcamabouttown, I really appreciate your SUPER, thank you. I'm glad you found the video insightful 👍🏻
Another fascinating video insight into history Kevin, once again you take what many may consider a taboo subject and present it in a very well considered way, you sir are a fantastic historian and I thank you for your efforts.
Wow Peter, that's so kind of you, thank you.
Love how a doggo just appears in your arms outta nowhere mid story 😅
Hi Kevin.
Never talk bad about this ladies.
I was at the age of 43 and never had a woman before. That's live...
Then i went to such a house before it's too late...
She was a black one
she was very kind and polite.
Of course she recognised that it was my first time...but she did not let me feel anything.
I have great respect to this woman. I will never forget her.
3 days later i met my wive and we were together fo 13 years.
I wold never had the courage to speak to her without this woman....
How lovely and no I would never talk badly about these ladies, I hope that comes through in the video. 👍🏻
43?? How is that possible? Religion? Shyness?
@@winifredherman4214 shyness
Hi Kevin, every weeks topic is something new, extremely interesting and always expertly presented in a personalized way. Excellent work by you and Julie. Great to see Rupert supervising :) . Thankyou.
Much appreciated Daryl !
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Fascinating, follow everything you do.
I was a young sailor in the RN.
I saw the kettle markets and met a few Enhlish girls there. I grew up very fast in 1978. Love History and the way you explain everything
Cheers Brian!
You presented this in a brilliant way , difficult subject .
But history tells the true story , well done Kev beautifully filmed too .
Love the pup too .
Many thanks 👍🏻
Thank you so much I found this extremely interesting it’s such a fascinating insight into the history of a brothel and the girls who have worked there..very professional way of teaching us about such history as always an amazing storyteller and very respectful…love your channel and keep up the wonderful work thank you so much for your knowledge and understanding and teachings of history over the spectrum 😊❤ X
Cheers Michelle, I appreciate your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏻
You are very welcome it’s a pleasure 😊
Hi Kevin! I once worked as a photographer in Fort Worth, Texas. The man I worked for came from a long line of photographers who had been documenting the Fort Worth area since around 1900. Some of the photos I saw from Hell's Half Acre, the red light district on the south end of town, included pictures of prostitutes from the brothels. While there were a few comley ladies, many were downright ugly. I don't know if they got the same pay as the more attractive girls or not, but I'd have to be pretty drunk to avail myself of their services!
I knew a beautiful young lady who was going to university on an ROTC scholarship. While not a prostitute, to make extra money, she worked as a stripper on weekends over in Dallas. On Friday and Saturday evenings, she could make $1,200 to $1,500. And that's just from dancing! God she was beautiful, and smart too! Upon graduation, she was commissioned a lieutenant in the Army and made the rank of Captain before she finished her service commitment 3 years later. She met another servicemen while in the Army and they were married in my backyard, back in the late 90s.
Thanks for the tour, Kevin!
Wow, that's impressive 👍🏻
I’ve noticed Very many old west stories of Mayhem come from Fort Worth.
Luke Short made the local papers regularly regarding shootouts.
Beat it we're closed made me smile.
spat my stella out as soon as i saw that. read through the comments first just in case no-one else got it - glad you beat to to it (pun intended)...😀
I was in Deadwood years ago and took this tour , very interesting . Great video , Kevin !
Thank you for not shying away from the hard parts of this topic.
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As someone with what sounds like a similar career arc, i am always amazed at the humanity and inhumanity you find in the underbelly of society.
Thank you, Kevin . . . you present fascinating topics in each of your videos! It is always a joy to see that you have posted another one! By the bye, what is your charming dog's name? 🐕
That would be Rupert 🐶
I appreciate the comparison between the Gem and the other place where you were showing us around. I like the character of Al Swearingen in the TV show but I knew that the real person was terrible and lured women there with ads for other things, then forcing them into prostitution once they were there. But I never thought about the children! I saw a studio photograph online for sale once of a little girl in Deadwood in the 1890s. Imagine growing up in a town like that! Thanks for the great video!
Thank You for another great video Mr Hicks , yeah !!!
Love that the locals helped the girls to get away.
I love this video! I live about 30 minutes away from Deadwood, it is an awesome place.
It really is!
Great video, as you have gotten us used to. And a very interesting subject as well.
Please don't shy away from the most violent or dirty topics of history, as it is in fact a very important part to understand why current society is the way it is. I think that younger viewers should be confronted with this information so they can start question what motivates (or forces) women to engage in prostitution.
And also, that tidbit about Peter Pan was really funny and elucidating. No wonder I always found the character creepy...
Thank you for the video. Always great!
Haha, thanks Jack, cheers for watching!
I too will now never be able to look at Peter Pan the same way again. Thanks Kevin, great video.
Was chatting to some of my mates in the pub a while back about people we'd like to get as a guest speaker at one of the charity events we put on. Obviously Gazza is everyone's first pick (Despite the 10K fee!) but the more we talked I thought about how you'd make a fantastic speaker on the circuit!
Haha, nice - cheers!
Having been stationed in Germany with the US Army one of the first things we were told was that prostitution was legal, regulated, and taxed by the German government. Just going and getting it over with was better (and way cheaper) than falling for the bar flies that could spot someone new and drain them of their pay buying 'drinks' (usually worked out with the owner of the bar) and being all flirty giving the young GI the misconception that they'd 'score' with them. Usually the night would be over, you had no more money, and the girls were gone. You were broke but hopefully a little wiser. We could wear our civilian clothes but our regulation haircuts and ballcaps made us stick out like glowsticks.
Great bit of history. I agree Peter Pan will never be viewed the same again. Cheers
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Great job Mr hicks can't wait to see what's next.
Me neither 😜
I just want to say that I really love your videos. The topics are very interesting, but more than anything, you are a FANTASTIC storyteller! Happy Holidays, to you and yours! ❤
Wow, thank you!
"Special rates for POLITICIANS and LAWMEN"
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Well done, Mr. Hicks. Well done. 👍
A delightful tour. Thank you Kevin.
I grew up in western South Dakota and I’ve been particularly interested in your coverage of Deadwood. I recall when Pam’s Purple Door was closed in 1980. It was by news in the state. What isn’t widely known is that the pressure to close it came from the FBI and state DCI. The locals as a general rule were upset at the interference with a local institution that was seen as having a number of positive impacts.
The use of the employment and earning potential there was often a means to earn the funds required to advance to more socially acceptable education or business pursuits was covered in the video. However the enterprise was also viewed as a plus by some of the older wives in the community who saw it as providing a service to their husbands that they then did not have to provide.
There were also concerned when it closed that hunters coming to the area for the deer season would for lack of other outlets would be hitting on the local wives and daughters.
There was a great deal of local opposition to closing it. It was in a very real sense a tradition that many people were sorry to see pass into history.
I grew up in Deadwood in the 90's. A friend of mine's grandmother was the last madom of Deadwood.
The brothels were the hunting season. Northern Hills deer are tiny, and they don't taste good because of the poor diet. Wyoming had antelope and all around better hunting. The brothels were the draw to town before gambling came in 1989.
There is a ton of dark history in Deadwoods past.
Thanks for the additional information in your comment @larryvrooman4672 👍🏻
Another great video, thank you Kevin ❤👌
My pleasure!
Back in 1970 there was one in Waynesville, near Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The ladies walked about scantily clad while we drank and played pool. They enticed you to tiny trailers in a parking lot behind the bar. Not my style so I took a pass. One guy I knew had to visit the army doctors after a tryst in a trailer.
When you said it opened in 1903, I thought "that's pretty late" and when you said it was open until the 80's I was.....agast....lol.
I had thought working girls had just used regular hotels by then.
Your videos always teach so much
Thank you Sir, your videos are all very informative and you Sir are a great and experienced story teller . 👍
I love your delivery of history, and how you throw in personal stories! It's like sitting around the family table listening to my parents or uncle's stories.
Wow, you brought a lot of stories with you from your trip. And mixing them with your experiences from the germany of my childhood makes it even more interesting. This is a more sad part of life on the frontier, but, my personal opinion, if the girls did it voluntarily, this is also something that may have stopped some of those lonely men to do something to women or girls that we do not want to talk about. It is called the oldest business in this world, and it is not good at all. But sometimes necessary to prevent things happening that are even worse. As always, many thanks for telling the story. This kind of insights I haven't had before.
Cheers Marco - oh we could have some fun over a pint discussing stories from my time in Germany, some of the best Christmas' I ever had were in Germany 👍🏻
Thank you Mr. Hicks for the great video about this subject!
You little scamp! Charged them extra for the show! I hooted out loud on that one!
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I was there in 1990…. The 50th Sturgis Rally! I had the time of my life and memories in Deadwood that I will never forget. Fantastic💛💜💛👍🏽
Good start, love the sign on the door ' Beat It, we're closed ' LMAO.
Had to read it twice before my brain engaged 😂
Fantastic video. Respectfully made. 😊 Thank You! 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brother Kevin, thanks for another enjoyable tale.
Fascinating, though this brothel appears to me as somewhat irreal, as so luminous, neat, clean. It's true that, in our imagination, we don't see bordellos like this one is. And may be because, I must confess it, those I frequented (yes, I did, may heaven forgive me) when I was younger in the Far-East were, well... quite different. But there was a scene that instantly reminded me my adventures in these sinful places : those ladies lining up in front of their client, waiting he picks one of them ! And thanks for pointing that these ladies, whoever they are, deserve respect and are not always abusively or violentely exploited. As far as I am concerned, it was the first thing I cared about, and that's surely why some of these moments spent there left me really good memories...
Loved deadwood… a really interesting place
I don't have time to watch this at the moment, but I'll be back. I just had to wonder how closely the lovely Mrs Hicks was watching Kevin during his 'research' for this one. "Popping out for a pint!" "Like hell you are!"
😂 yeah, Mrs H was just behind the camera watching every move 👍🏻
I really like Mr. Hicks, I bet he was a fun young man. Now his wittiness shines through.
Greetings once again from nova Scotia, thanks for another important video on the lesser known subject of our history. I apologize for the long pauses in my comments, I am sporadically, " displaced " please keep the good stuff coming, I am as usual, a big fan of your channel, best regards, Arthur
Thanks Arthur, I hope you're doing okay over there in Nova Scotia. We haven't had a real snow dump here in Saskatoon yet, so winter is going to be short for us 👍🏻
Hi Kevin, that was nice of you to show my Nana's old bedroom.😉
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Hey Kevin. Very interesting you learn something new. I'm glad some of the ladies were looked after. Thank you for the video. Xxx 🌹🌹🌹
Thanks for watching 👍🏻
30 years old and I’ve never heard the term manual outside of a stick shift or manual transmission 😂😂😂😂
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Also, when a Soiled Dove was given a Private Room, she would wallpaper it and decorate it to make it her own. Some rooms had over 18 different wallpapers stacked on top of each other!
Great historical video, I look forward to your next ones!
"No sleeping in the beds"?!
very interesting,not a dark subject at all,in fact brotels should be made legal everywhere,it would help to take poor vunerable folks off the street ( girls or guys)and make their trade much more comfortable and safe.
I just found your channel and I love it. This wasn’t the first video- it was the one about the “priest hides” . But I see you are full spectrum history.
Excellent, welcome aboard!
very respectful presentation of a very overlooked part of history. i didn’t expect the peter pan joke, it’s hard to not make it without giggling but you did it well.
serious question that has bugged me, is your companion Rupert working as a medical companion for you? he is in uniform of a medical dog, i wanted to give him my respect for doing his job so well that he’s unnoticeable. nicely done, S/Sgt. or Sgt. Rupert(one rank above the handler, as per tradition!)
Hi there, yes Rupert is my service dog, I suffer with PTSD and he really helps keep me calm and on track 👍🏻
@@thehistorysquad thank you Kevin, i just wanted to know so i didn’t say the wrong thing about him
Appreciated 👍🏻 @@bostonrailfan2427
@@thehistorysquadKevin, your videos are great and set history in a wonderful way. So sorry about the PTSD. Many thanks for your servi e from a long time e viewer with over 30 years in the NHS.
Just in time before I head for work, a little deadwood history
Thank you for all the knowledge and entertainment .
Great job and fascinating look into American history. Thanks.
Really enjoyed this video very interesting ,a great video.😊
Thank you for covering this topic!
Always looking forward to more videos from you
Just gotta say, the puppy is adorable!
"Animal and other acts cost more". OMG it had to be put on a sign it was enough of an issue.
When I was little, my grandfather gave me a brass token on which it read "One Free Lay". Something genuine from the nineteenth century. I was just a little guy, but I really liked it.
I wasn't sure what it was, but I was excited about using it.
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Great episode Sir
What a great channel - Kevin, you have a nose for interesting stories - I am binge watching, planning to turn in for the night, after watching 'Just one more video', and another....Thanks for all the work you've put in.
Thanks!
I stumbled across your videos and now I’m hooked! Thank you for the great content sir!
Glad you like them!
Oh what wonders that dog has seen in its life with Master Hicks. A world traveler is he. 😘
This was a fascinating video!!
Another great video from the best storyteller.
Back in 93 I ride my first Harley that I bought brand new. I actually ordered the bike because I had made a commitment to friends that we would all ride over to sturgis together what memories!!! 1993 Dyna Wode Glide. First year of the rubber mounted out Motors. And I believe the dyna Glide was the test run on this new approach to a smoother ride. We rode day and night back then 5 -6 hundred miles a day. Once we got to sturgis and on the way we did a lot of stopping and looking and just all the history. I believe most of us on that trip tgat year made some good history. If you catch my drift. We went to deadwood and Mount Rushmore what a trip.
I remember a story about of a couple of morons who wanted to start a brothel. They went to a bank to get some money for the enterprise and the bankster thought he'd amuse himself by asking questions aimed at determining their business plan, number of employees, etc. He quickly determined the two men had little to no idea of how to run a brothel and asked: "How can you open a brothel if you don't have any women?" To which they answere: "Oh, we're way ahead of you on that. We're gonna' run it by hand until we can hire some gals."
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Thank you Mr. Hicks! That was a fascinating and nuanced take.
Really enjoying the uploads about the American West. You have me hooked. More of these please.
Great video and historically accurate! I went on a brothel tour in Virginia City, Nevada a few years ago and the protocols in the 1800's were the same as they were in Deadwood. From what I hear, those protocols in legal brothels today are very much the same but with much higher prices for services!
8 years ago in Costa Rica we went to a hotel where customers put the room rental money in a slit in the wall before leaving. Odd an Englishman talking about American history.
Thanks for the tour and your tales from life. Cheers.
Wow, well presented of a difficult subject.
The brothel near my house is called the Flame Angels, the fundamentals haven’t changed at all have they😂
South Dakota! I’m from there! Lots of history in the Black Hills from native Americans to Wild West outlaws and gunmen also beautiful countryside!
This sort of place is where Trump's money came from. His grandfather (Drumf) ran a bar and a brothel for the miners in the Klondike gold rush!. Drumf's son Fred Trump used the brothel money to buy real estate in NewYork which he rented out in rooms (he was a bad landlord asking exhorbitant rates for badly maintained lodgings - for whites only!). Fred Trump also supported the Ku Klux clan... which explains much of Donald Trump's background.
And his best client was Bill Clinton and Joe Biden. I can throw BS as well as
I have read this as well
Interesting and educational knowing about Deadwood's sleazy past.
Very interesting. Love our guide! Keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do!
Hello Kevin just getting ready to tune into this so much fascinating history with deadwood
It’s a really great place to visit, and the Black Hills are really beautiful.
What a brilliant video about a somewhat seedy subject...!
Las Vegas had the "weekend raiders," women who came in for the weekend to hijack the trade of the local "girls." There were stories that in the early days, girls would be given a plane ride to Vegas to be tourists there but the planes actually landed in Searchlight, a seedy little place south of Vegas, and not allowed to leave. They were forced to, um, "service" men.
Searchlight Nevada was Senator Harry Reid’s hometown. Which explains a lot about Reid
@@Idahoguy10157 Yes! I wondered if anyone would make that connection.
@@ellebelle4094 …. Apparently there are a lot of stories about Reid and his family
East of Eden is a really great book and there’s a couple of chapters that takes place inside of a brothel. It’s very interesting.
I love this history Channel I'm learning a lot
Interesting video, about the world's oldest profession. Thank, you,Sir
Thanks Kevin Julie and Rupert.
I heard my name at the end!!😊
I’m officially…..Somebody!
Of course! Thought I'd keep your name for something special LOL. Thanks for the SUPER Pat, always very kind of you. 👍🏻
Thank you for your enjoyable videos. I find them historically interesting…please keep the up!
Orlando, Florida USA🏝️😎
Must say,,, that was educational.
Thanks for posting sir.
Great and informative video. Thanks 😊
I remember the "Potsdam" District in Berlin . 1975-1977 . I can clearly remember those booths as well .
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The Warehouse in Port Costa, California has a very colorful history .
Thank you Mr Hicks