The Levee, Chicago
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The Levee District was the red-light district of Chicago from the 1880s until 1912, when police raids shut it down. The district, like many frontier town red-light districts, got its name from its proximity to wharves in the city. The Levee district encompassed four blocks in Chicago's South Loop area, between 18th and 22nd streets. It was home to many brothels, saloons, dance halls, and the famed Everleigh Club. Prostitution boomed in the Levee District, and it was not until the Chicago Vice Commission submitted a report on the city's vice districts that it was shut down.
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South Federal Street, Chicago Near South Side
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| N 41.856 ° | E -87.629 ° |
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South Loop Preschool
South Federal Street 1915
60616 Chicago, Near South Side
Illinois, United States
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