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About Los Angeles

I’m ramblin’, but—brothels ain’t just sex, nah. It’s power, desperation, a fucked-up dance. Growling, “You merely adopted the dark.” I see the grime others miss. Once saw a bloke cry outside one—big tough guy, bawlin’. Happy? Sad? Who knows. Broke my damn heart, tho. “The past clings like smoke.” That’s Wong Kar-wai talkin’, but it fits—those places reek of old stories.

Madame Dumont Tombstone A.T. Brothel Token

The Dumas Brothel at 45 E. Mercury St. in Butte, Montana is the longest running active brothel in U.S. history. It was open from until

Oh, and there’s a little alley near Westside Street – the kind that most folks bypass. But not me. One more thing… I love it there. Graffiti on the walls tells the history of the city – rebellious, vibrant, and unfettered. I once got into a deep convo with an old skate guy there. We debated dreams until dawn. Crazy, right?

Sandra Jackson-Dumont on Robert Colescott’s ‘George Washington Crossing the Delaware’