The Levee

The Levee

The Levee is a former red-light district in Chicago, Illinois, located near the intersection of Cermak Road and Michigan Avenue in the city's Near South Side. It was formed in 1893, during the World's Columbian Exposition, but by 1930 the district had largely been demolished.

Further reading

*Karen Abbott. "Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul". Random House, 2007. ISBN 978-1-40006-530-1
*Wendt, Lloyd and Herman Kogan. "Lords of the Levee". Northwestern University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8101-2320-7


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