Metro Jacksonville
Community => History => Topic started by: thelakelander on February 01, 2026, 10:52:08 PM
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Centered around Ward Street in LaVilla, Jacksonville's notorious early 20th century red light district was a dense and complicated landscape that most Jaxsons know very little about. Home to more than 60 bordellos and popular madams Cora Crane, Belle Orloff and Lyda De Camp, here are five forgotten facts associated with the district.
Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/inside-lavillas-long-forgotten-red-light-district/