Commercialized Prostitution in New York City Part 29

June 1, 1912. 8.00 P. M. Investigator counted 5 street walkers on Seventh Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Seventh Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises.

Price of woman $3, price of room $2. Investigator talked with X 231, part owner in this hotel. He complained about business, saying it was "too hot."

June 4, 1912. 7.35 P. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Seventh Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Seventh Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises.

Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

June 7, 1912. 7.30 P. M. Investigator counted six street walkers on Seventh Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited at the corner of Seventh Avenue and ---- Street, within sight of an officer, to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

June 8, 1912. 8.15 P. M. Investigator counted 13 street walkers on Seventh Avenue between 34th and 40th Streets. All approached men. The investigator was solicited twice, once within sight of an officer, to enter the premises of this hotel. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

June 11, 1912. 8.15 P. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Seventh Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited at the corner of Seventh Avenue and ---- Street, within 200 feet of an officer, to enter premises. Price of woman $3, price of room $2.

June 15, 1912. 8.00 P. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Seventh Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Seventh Avenue and ---- Street, within sight of an officer, to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

June 17, 1912. 8.30 P. M. Investigator was solicited by a street walker on Sixth Avenue near ---- Street to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2. The following prost.i.tutes are among those who frequent and use this hotel for immoral purposes:

May 25, 1912, Anna X 234.

May 28, 1912, Sarah X 235.

May 31, 1912, Louise X 236.

June 6, 1912, May X 237.

Reports from other sources:

August 19, 1912. Notorious a.s.signation hotel.

_X_ 215. _West 28th Street._

February 7, 1912. 11.00 P. M. Investigator solicited to enter premises.

February 7, 1912. 9.15-9.30 P. M. Investigator solicited at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises. Price of woman $1. Price of room $1.50.

February 7, 1912. 1.15 P. M. Investigator was solicited by street walker on Sixth Avenue near ---- Street to enter premises. Price of woman $1.

Price of room $1.50.

February 7, 1912. 1.15 P. M. Investigator solicited by a prost.i.tute on 28th Street to enter the premises. Price of woman $1, price of room $1.

February 7, 1912. Evening. Investigator asked clerk price of room for himself and was told $2.50, a prohibitive rate.

February 10, 1912. 8.30 P. M. Investigator solicited by prost.i.tute to enter premises.

February 19, 1912. 2.00 A. M. Investigator solicited by street walker on Broadway between 31st and 32nd Streets to enter premises. Price of woman $3 for the rest of the night. Price of room $1.

March 11, 1912. 9.20 P. M. Investigator counted 9 street walkers within 50 feet of this hotel. All approached men. He was solicited by one of the prost.i.tutes at the entrance of the hotel to enter the premises. Price of woman $2. Price of room $1.50.

March 11, 1912. 11.25 P. M. Investigator counted 2 street walkers at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street in the vicinity of this hotel. He was solicited by one to enter premises. Price of woman $3, price of room $1.50.

March 11, 1912. 9.00 P. M. Investigator counted 9 street walkers in the vicinity of this hotel. He was solicited by one on the west side of Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $1.50.

May 1, 1912. 3.30 P. M. Investigator counted 11 street walkers on Sixth Avenue in the vicinity of this hotel. Three approached men. Investigator was solicited by one on Sixth Avenue within sight of an officer to enter premises. Price of woman $1. Price of room $1.

May 1, 1912. 2.00 P. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets in the vicinity of this hotel. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street to enter the premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

May 8, 1912. 5.00 P. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises.

Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

May 13, 1912. 6.45 P. M. Investigator counted 5 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises.

Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

May 15, 1912. A man sold obscene photographs in the toilet room of this hotel. He had a bundle of such pictures.

May 15, 1912. 5.30 P. M. Investigator counted 4 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets, in the vicinity of this hotel. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

May 23, 1912. 11.00 A. M. Investigator counted 5 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets in the vicinity of this hotel. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises. Price of room $2, price of woman $2.

May 24, 1912. 11.00 A. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets in the vicinity of this hotel. All approached men. He was solicited by one within sight of an officer at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

May 31, 1912. 1.30 P. M. Investigator counted 5 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

June 1, 1912. 1.30 A. M. Investigator counted 7 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. Six of these women approached men.

Investigator was solicited by one of them at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street within sight of an officer, to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

June 4, 1912. 10.45 A. M. Investigator counted 5 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets in the vicinity of this hotel. All approached men. He was solicited by one within sight of an officer at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

June 6, 1912. 1.30 P. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street within sight of an officer, to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

June 8, 1912. 11.30 A. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street to enter premises.

Price of woman $2, price of room $1.50.

June 13, 1912. 11.30 A. M. Investigator counted 5 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street, within sight of an officer, to enter premises. Price $3 for woman, price of room $2.

June 15, 1912. 11.30 A. M. Investigator counted 6 street walkers on Sixth Avenue between ---- and ---- Streets. All approached men. He was solicited by one at the corner of Sixth Avenue and ---- Street, within sight of an officer, to enter premises. Price of woman $2, price of room $2.

The following prost.i.tutes are among those who frequent this hotel for immoral purposes:

April 24, 1912, Laura X 240.

July 29, 1912, Mamie X 241.

August 2, 1912, Marion X 244.

August 12, 1912, Kate X 243.

August 15, 1912, Anna X 212.

August 15, 1912, Betty X 216.

August 15, 1912, Mrs. K. X 242.

August 16, 1912, Gussie X 223.

Reports from other sources:

Bed House. Hotel and disorderly house. Proprietor X 245. License issued in the name of X 245-a. One of the worst places in the city. X 245 is manager.

February 1, 1912. Bed house, hotel and disorderly house; proprietor X 245, license issued in the name of X 245-a. X 245 is manager.