Kamis, 05 Oktober 2017

The Old Homestead House Museum Shines As the Pearl of Cripple Creek

The decked-out bordello once housed high-end soiled doves. Legend has it the popular tune “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight” is a reference to Myers Avenue, at the heart of the red-light district in Cripple Creek, Colo.—the “Greatest Gold Camp on Earth,” as it came to be known. The legend certainly …

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