Ace High Rooms which were operated by Frank Mitchell, Inez Keough, and Delphine Smith. Owners were taken into custody in December 1932 for selling intoxicating liquor.
Arcade Rooms which were operated by Madam Iva Ginter. Owner was arrested in November 1930 for violating national prohibition laws.
Cozy Rooms which were operated by Gertrude Bell. Madam Bell was arrested for selling intoxicating liquor without a license in 1935.
Daly Rooms which were operated by Madam Martha Daly. She was arrested for “selling, keeping, and storing intoxicating liquor” in 1932.
Nifty Rooms which were operated by Charlie Brown. Brown’s bordello was recognized as the “best brothel in Deadwood” in 1934.
Phoenix Rooms which were operated by Madam Geraldine Murphy. Arrested in 1935 for operating a house deemed a “public nuisance.”
Shasta Rooms which were operated by Madam Cora Reid. Madam Reid was taken into custody in May 1936 and charged with illegal sale of liquor.
Shy-Ann Rooms which were operated by Madam Jackie Burke. She was taken into custody on May 21, 1936, and charged with engaging in the sale of intoxicating liquor without a state license.
Virginia Rooms which were operated by M. J. Curley Cooperman. Arrested on May 30, 1936, for selling intoxicating liquor without a state license.
Winner Rooms which were operated by Madam Vivian Piper. Madam Piper was taken into custody for possession of moonshine liquor in October 1932.
To learn all about the history of the most notorious bordellos in Deadwood read An Open Secret.
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