The California Gold Rush: Entrepreneurialism and Economic Development
  • Thesis
  • Stimulation of Industries
    • Lumber
    • Agriculture
    • Other Industries
  • Serving the Miners
    • General Stores
    • Saloons and Brothels
    • Banks
  • The Railroad
    • Demand for Railroad
    • Gold Rush Connections
    • Impact of the Railroad
  • Process Paper
  • Annotated Bibliography

Saloons and Brothels


Saloons
  • In CA, miners who had just struck it rich wanted to celebrate
  • Only places of entertainment were saloons
  • Saloons gave miners an entertaining and lively place to drink, gamble
Brothels
  • Brothels often combined with saloons
  • In CA during Gold Rush, 90% of population was male
  • Men desired female interaction, drove demand for brothels
  • Men sometimes paid just to play cards with women, be in their company
Picture
An artist's depiction of a saloon in Gold Rush California

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