First came the miners to work in the mine,
Next came the ladies who lived on the line.
– Old Western Mining Adage
It seems like an inevitable chain of events and one of many that created the legends and lore of the Old West.
Though all manner of brothels, cat-houses, and cribs thrived throughout the American West, those "parlor houses” that were elegantly furnished and having the most beautiful and desirable women, were obviously the most profitable. [source]
The mural on the wall of this bordello-themed room is from a painting of the same name by Lee Durbin.
