Red light district

[Bradley, Beth M]

In Amsterdam, in the red light district, the windows where the girls stand
for men to "windowshop" are lined with red lights.

--Beth Bradley


-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron E. Drews [mailto:aaron at LING.ED.AC.UK]
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:43 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Red light district


on 25/4/00 4:40 PM, Peter A. McGraw wrote:


> Does anybody know the real origin of "red light district"?
>

There still are actual red lights in the (in)appropriate districts of
Amsterdam and Paris, from what I'm told.  I don't know how far these
locations are from the rail stations.

More amusingly, the Edinburgh University Centre for Reproductive Studies has
a red light at its door.

--Aaron

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