- Sheri's Ranch
Sheri's Ranch is a legal
brothel , resort and spa in Pahrump,Nevada . Unlike many other brothels in the state, it styles itself like a "resort" with upscale rooms and furnishings, tennis courts, a spa and outdoor swimming pool. Also on premises is asports bar .In January 2001, the business was purchased by Chuck Lee, a retired police officer and car dealer from
Las Vegas, Nevada . [cite news |title= Anxious Days in Bordello Country |url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40712F73B5A0C7A8DDDA10894D9404482 |publisher=The New York Times | first= Evelyn |last= Nieves |date= August 19, 2001|accessdate=2008-06-18 ]Lora Shaner, a former madam of the brothel, wrote a book about her experiences there: "Madam: Chronicles of a Nevada Cathouse" (1999, ISBN 0929712579), later reissued and extended as "Madam: Inside a Nevada Brothel" (2001, ISBN 0759603677).
In 2005, Sheri's Ranch sought local zoning changes in Pahrump in order to build a 700-plus residential subdivision on its 330 acres known as Mountain Shadows Resort. [cite news |title= Brothel or Subdivision? |url= http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2005/06/03/news/sherisranch.html |publisher= Pahrump Valley Times | first= Phillip |last= Gomez |date= June 3, 2005|accessdate=2008-06-18 ]
See also
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Prostitution in Nevada
*List of brothels in Nevada References
External links
* [http://www.sherisranch.net Official site]
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