Here's why prostitution was once legal in San Antonio
In the late 1800s, San Antonio was known as a place to go for sex. Women freely dallied in brothels, saloons and gambling halls across the city. An...
In the late 1800s, San Antonio was known as a place to go for sex. Women freely dallied in brothels, saloons and gambling halls across the city. And for a brief period, prostitution was legal in the Alamo City. A band of local men wanting to bolster city coffers with licensing fees and to control growing sexually transmitted disease concerns helped to legalize prostitution in the city for a brief time 133 years ago. Although sex work was only legal for about eight years in San Antonio, it was openly practiced and virtually ignored by law enforcement until World War II.