It was Saturday, May 1, 1987. Amsterdam made world headlines as the first condom specialty shop opened its doors. In the 80s, the outbreak of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was a global epidemic. An incurable and deadly virus transmitted via blood, sperm, vaginal fluids, rectal fluids and breast milk,…
Tag: Red Light District
Haarlem
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Haarlem Red Light District
The unsuspected Haarlem Red Light District towards the end of this street at Begijnhof. It is a small cluster of operations around Waalse Kerk Haarlem or Walloon Church Haarlem. Yes, a real church! The undistinguished pink building with red lanterns hanging outside is Het Poortje, a brothel in Haarlem’s Red…
Amsterdam
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Mayor Bosshardt
A monument right here in front of the Dutch branch of “Leger des Heils” on Oudezijds Voorburgwal 14, otherwise known as the Salvation Army. A bronze statue of a lady sitting down by the canal in Amsterdam’s Red Light District is none other than Majoor Bosshardt. The monument was commissioned…