Prostitution Densities in Manhattan

Title

Prostitution Densities in Manhattan

Description

The map specifically shows the areas of Manhattan during the 1870-1879 that had the most houses of prostitution. It is interesting that during this time there were such detailed records of blocks in where the most prostitutes were. This map was found in the article “Is Selling Sex Good Business? Prostitution in Nineteenth Century New York City”. It caught my attention because there is no area that is mostly population with houses. Rather, the houses of prostitution are located all over Manhattan and very spread out.

Creator

Timothy Gilfoyle

Source

Gilfoyle, Timothy J. City of Eros: New York City, prostitution, and the commercialization of sex, 1790-1920. WW Norton & Company, 1994.

Publisher

Digital Commons http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=uer

Contributor

Antonella Rozas

Coverage

1870-1879

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/18882/archive/files/30d3e0ba002a58954d98476799a56f2d.png

Collection

1890s

Citation

Timothy Gilfoyle, “Prostitution Densities in Manhattan,” Three Decades of NYC, accessed May 9, 2024, http://www.loyolanotredamelib.org/en203/items/show/108.