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23-MAY-2009 Kenneth Christian

Dolly's House

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One of the most famous buildings on Creek Street is Dolly's House, a famous brothel. Prostitution was legal in Alaska until the mid-twentieth century. Dolly Arthur (originally named Thelma Dolly Copeland) set up shop at 24 Creek Street in 1919. She continued to live there even after the brothels were closed down in the late 1950's. Dolly died in July 1975 at the age of 87. Most of the major newspapers on the West Coast carried her obituary, paying tribute to a woman whose indomitable spirit exemplified the tough, roistering years of Ketchikan's early history. Today Dolly's House is a museum with guided tours.


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