Seeing Red

Seeing Red (HM2472)

Location: The Dalles, OR 97058 Wasco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 36.087', W 121° 10.914'

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“Places of Negotiable Affection”

You're looking at one of The Dalles' "Places of Negotiable Affection."

By foot, wagon canoe and horseback, "civilization" took root, and with it the need for certain services - lumber, horses, foodstuffs - and of course, the comfort of "ladies of negotiable affection."
Many such ladies were housed in local watering holes until prohibition changed the way business was conducted. Then the word was:
"Knock twice and tell'em Joe sent you!"

The tale of the sisterhood can never be told in its entirety. The ladies traveled lightly, often preferring to leave their true identities and pasts behind them. These Places of Negotiable Affection were to please customers, not historians.
Red dots in second-story windows mark the sites of former houses:


Hot Off the Presses: The Gates Hotel is now Bohn's Printing, 308 Union Street.

From Saloon to Ladies Wear and Fine Wine: The Palm Garden/Lemke Building is now Lines of Design, 110 E. 2nd St.

Looking Good from Stem to Stern: The Commodore Hotel, 312 Court Street.

From Floozies to Flowers: The Oak Hotel is now Sigman's Flowers, 200 E. 2nd Street.

Ready to Ride: From saloon to saddlery and back again, Baldwin Saloon, 205 Court St.

Secrets Deposited



Here: The Bank/Albert Hotel is now the Vault, 209 E. 2nd St.

Cleanest House in Town: Washington Hotel-Model Laundry, 1st and Washington streets.

Spicy Ladies to Spicy Enchiladas: The Honald Building featuring La Cabana, 400 W. 2nd St.

A Hot Time in the Old Town: Skibbe Tourist Hotel to Maupin Stoves and Spas, 624 E. 2nd St.
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HM NumberHM2472
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Placed ByFort Dalles Floozies and Friends
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, December 30th, 2017 at 4:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 641786 N 5051374
Decimal Degrees45.60145000, -121.18190000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 36.087', W 121° 10.914'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 36' 5.2200000000002" N, 121° 10' 54.84" W
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Area Code(s)541
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 243-299 Washington St, The Dalles OR 97058, US
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