Existing comment:
Within Sight of the White House:
Section of Washington DC Known as "Hooker's Division," Which Contains 50 Saloons and 109 Bawdy-Houses -- List of 61 Places where Liquor is Sold With Government But Without City Licenses.
"Hooker's Division," ca 1890:
Hooker's Division was still in full bloom many years after the end of the Civil War. This hand-drawn map was produced in 1890 to show the many houses of ill repute still occupying the area. The map maker made a point of highlighting that the "houses" surrounded respectable establishments such as the headquarters of Washington's main newspapers and the then-new post office, now called the Old Post Office Pavilion. |