The story
Boston's officially zoned red-light district of strip clubs, peep shows, and porn theaters - the gritty 'Combat Zone' the city literally legalized, then erased.
Everything that was here
- 1962–1993
Combat ZoneEntertainment District
Boston's officially zoned red-light district of strip clubs, peep shows, and porn theaters - the gritty 'Combat Zone' the city literally legalized, then erased.
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Connected places
Scafuri Bakery
Chicago, IL
UIC Campus Displacement
Granato's Pizzeria Napolitana
Chicago, IL
UIC Campus Displacement
Lyon's Delicatessen (Nate's Deli)
Chicago, IL
UIC Campus Displacement
Vienna Sausage (Original Halsted Store)
Chicago, IL
UIC Campus Displacement
Loew's Grand Theatre (originally DeGive's Grand Opera House)
Atlanta, GA
Downtown
Steaming Kettle (Oriental Tea Company)
Boston, MA
Scollay Square
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Nearby history
Jacob Wirth Restaurant
31 Stuart Street · 101 m away
Cocoanut Grove
17 Piedmont Street · 439 m away
Jordan Marsh Company
Boston · 518 m away
The iconic Jordan Marsh flagship store dominated this corner of Boston for 115 years, housing the nation's first departm
Locke-Ober
3 Winter Place · 542 m away
Filene's Basement (original)
426 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108 · 564 m away
The Boston Tea Party (concert venue)
53 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 (later 15 Lansdowne Street) · 715 m away
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