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This usage dates back to the original ''Chicken Ranch'' near the town of LaGrange in Texas, an old brothel that is no longer open which accepted chickens as payment during the Great Depression. | This usage dates back to the original ''Chicken Ranch'' near the town of LaGrange in Texas, an old [[brothel]] that is no longer open which accepted chickens as payment during the Great Depression. | ||
Over time the place became overrun with chickens. | Over time the place became overrun with chickens. | ||
== Best-known Examples == | == Best-known Examples == | ||
* There is currently a legal brothel also called the [[Chicken Ranch]] near Las Vegas, Nevada, just outside the town of Pahrump, Nevada. | * There is currently a legal [[brothel]] also called the [[Chicken Ranch]] near Las Vegas, Nevada, just outside the town of Pahrump, Nevada. | ||
* The [[Mustang Ranch]] was formerly a legal brothel near Reno, Nevada (closed 1999; rights to reuse the name are now tied up in court) | * The [[Mustang Ranch]] was formerly a legal [[brothel]] near Reno, Nevada (closed 1999; rights to reuse the name are now tied up in court) | ||
* The [[Moonlite Bunny Ranch|Moonlite BunnyRanch]] is a legal brothel near Carson City, Nevada. | * The [[Moonlite Bunny Ranch|Moonlite BunnyRanch]] is a legal [[brothel]] near Carson City, Nevada. | ||
Many of Nevada's other legal brothels also incorporate the term "ranch" into their names. | Many of Nevada's other legal brothels also incorporate the term "ranch" into their names. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:19, 7 March 2022
Ranch is a common name used to describe a brothel, especially in western areas of the United States.
Origin
This usage dates back to the original Chicken Ranch near the town of LaGrange in Texas, an old brothel that is no longer open which accepted chickens as payment during the Great Depression. Over time the place became overrun with chickens.
Best-known Examples
- There is currently a legal brothel also called the Chicken Ranch near Las Vegas, Nevada, just outside the town of Pahrump, Nevada.
- The Mustang Ranch was formerly a legal brothel near Reno, Nevada (closed 1999; rights to reuse the name are now tied up in court)
- The Moonlite BunnyRanch is a legal brothel near Carson City, Nevada.
Many of Nevada's other legal brothels also incorporate the term "ranch" into their names.
See also
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