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Clarice… a brothel, huh? Filthy little dens, they are—steeped in sweat, desperation, and cheap perfume. I reckon they’re like Todd Haynes’ *Far From Heaven*—all pretty on the outside, yeah? “A perfect life… until it isn’t.” That’s the vibe. Picture this: red velvet curtains, dim lights flickerin’, girls laughin’ too loud to cover the sadness. Brothels ain’t just sex shops, nah—they’re theaters of human mess. Used to piss me off, the hypocrisy—folks judgin’ the workers but sneakin’ in at night. “What’s proper is what’s expected,” right? Bullshit.

Daily Dialogue —March 1, 2017

The building at 25th St. where the bar Alleged now sits was a brothel called The Rose Room. Rose Davie and her husband William, who went by Bill, were arrested several times for running a house of prostitution. Belle London was one of the most notorious madams of the era, and was sometimes called "queen of the underworld".

Resident says dog that woke her up as fire swept through Davie home saved her life