Did you know Lancaster was once infamous as a “wide open” city for vice? Around 1900, police and other officials encouraged and even participated in prostitution, gambling, and drinking. Join Alison Kibler, professor of American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, on this history tour, walk the streets of Lancaster with an expert guide and learn about the brothel keepers, bartenders, and pool hall hustlers who shared the streets with corrupt politicians and righteous reformers a century ago. Discover the history of wage-earning women, Lancaster nightlife, and changing sexual values through the stories of the men and women of Lancaster’s red-light districts. The tour lasts 90 minutes and ends near the evening Reception location, Tellus 360.
This tour is off-campus. Attendees will meet the tour guide at 38 Penn Square in Downtown Lancaster. It is a 90-minute walking tour (wear comfortable shoes). It will conclude at the location of our Opening Reception.
