4K - Another day, another walk in Las Vegas 49

🧡هذه القناة تعمل على توفير أفضل مشاركة للفلوغات و اكتشاف أماكن جديدة : شكراً لأي شخص إشترك في القناة و ترك لي تعليق,إعجاب بالفيديوتشجعتكم ,أرائكم مهمة🔔.شكرا لأي شخص اشترك في القناة وترك لنا اعجاب و الله أحبكم جميعا تابعوني على 🧡🌻 https://www.instagram.com/aazizamezyan/ Sin City is a nickname that may be applied to an urban area (a city or part of) that caters to various vices. These vices may be legal (depending on area) or illegal activities which are tolerated. (This article may contain affiliate links and we could earn a commission if you make a purchase) Why is Las Vegas Called Sin City? (Explained!) Written by Wendy Millenarian Las Vegas Q & A Las Vegas aka “Sin City” is a destination full of lights, action and adult entertainment. But if you really want to know why Las Vegas is called Sin City, you’ll have to go back a few years into Vegas’s history, to a time even before mobsters and crime bosses controlled the action in Las Vegas. The sin in Sin City began in 1906 when an area of downtown Las Vegas, known as Block 16, became home to many of the vices available in the day. Whiskey, gambling, and ladies of ill repute could all be found here. This is where Sin City (aka Las Vegas) was born. Block 16 in Las Vegas: The Original Sin City In the early days of urban development in Vegas, the town was divided into 40 blocks, the most famous of which was Block 16, located on First Street, between Ogden Ave. and Stewart Ave. Block 16 and 17 were the only two areas of Las Vegas where liquor could be served without restrictions but Block 16 became much more famous because it openly offered something that Block 17 didn’t have. Block 16 was the original site of Las Vegas’s bordellos, where you could – starting in 1906 until World War II – easily find a lady of the evening (or morning, or mid-afternoon, or whenever). That easy access to a primary vice and a relatively cheap market made Las Vegas the center of “sin” during the first half of the 20th century. Although it was technically illegal, brothel owners could “secure” their businesses by paying a $500 license. Even then they were still regularly raided and fined, which was really just a way of filling the municipal coffers. The workers in these establishments had to undergo weekly medical checks, which became a great source of revenue for local physicians, as well. So while business was booming and customers had easy access to all of their vices, the owners of these establishments had a lot of trouble with the law. Finally, during World War II, as Nellis Air Force Base was being constructed, the city government decided to shut down the vices happening on Block 16 to keep the military brass happy (the military was a huge source of revenue for the city), effectively ending Block 16’s notorious run. You know the saying “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”? Well, there’s a good reason why Las Vegas is deserving of that saying. The vices that made Block 16 what it once was are still mostly alive and well today in modern day Las Vegas. Drinking and gambling are not only legal, they are the centerpieces of Vegas today. Drinking and gaming are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Drinking on the street in Las Vegas is also quite acceptable in certain areas. While brothels and bordellos aren’t legal in Las Vegas today, you have to remember that they weren’t actually legal back in the early 1900s either. Having said that, the “World’s Oldest Profession” is actually legal in the state of Nevada but you have to head outside of Las Vegas an hour or so to get to one of the legal brothels. So I think it’s safe to say that for today’s visitors to Las Vegas, the sin is still alive and well.

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