Sheri's Ranch
 Sheri's Ranch in 2008 | |
  Sheri's Ranch Location in Nevada | |
| Location | Pahrump, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 36°04′14.65″N115°57′23.85″W/ 36.0707361°N 115.9566250°W |
| Owner | Chuck Lee |
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Sheri's Ranchis a legalbrothelinPahrump, Nevada.Unlike other brothels in the state, it styles itself as a resort, with upscale rooms and furnishings,sports bar,tennis courts, a spa and outdoor swimming pool.
In January 2001, the business was purchased by Chuck Lee, a retired Chicago homicide detective of 20 years, former owner of anAT&Tretail store, and car dealership owner fromLas Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Author Lora Shaner, a formermadamof the brothel, wrote a 1998 book about her experiences,Madam: Chronicles of a Nevada Cathouse,[2]reissued and extended in 2001 asMadam: Inside a Nevada Brothel.
The brothel raised $7,000 in 2004 towards a senior citizens center so that they could still receive their "Meals on Wheels".[3]
In 2005, Sheri's Ranch sought local zoning changes in Pahrump to build a 700-plus home 330 acres (130 ha) residential subdivision known as Mountain Shadows Resort.[4]
Sheri's Ranch is adjacent to another legal brothel, theChicken Ranch.
Media mentions
[edit]Sheri's Ranch was featured in theBBCseriesPanoramaabout the importance of safe sex, preventative measures taken to avoid the contraction ofHIV,and otherSTD/STIs by Nevada brothel sex workers.[5]
Sheri's Ranch was featured on theA&Eshow,Gene Simmons Family JewelswhileGene Simmonswas performing research for an upcoming novel. He interviewed Scarlett and Tawny Brie there as part of his research.[6][7]
The brothel was featured in theBusiness Insiderarticle "Inside a Nevada Brothel" by Dylan Love.[8]
The Guardianfeatured Sheri's Ranch in a 2015 piece about the current state of the Nevada brothel industry written by Daniel Hernandez.[9]
Sheri's Ranch was featured in theCMTdocumentaryMorgan Spurlock Presents Freedom! The Movie.[10]
An episode of theVital Vegas Podcastfeatured a room-by-room walk-through of Sheri's Ranch, including an interview with a madam and a sex worker.[11]
The popularpodcastLet Me Tell You Aboutfeatured the brothel in an hour long episode, in which one of the hosts details losing his virginity to one of the sex workers.
Sheri's Ranch was featured in the Showtime original seriesRay Donovanin the episode "Las Vegas."
Sheri's Ranch was featured in theVice Mediadocumentary "The Vice Guide to Vegas Pt 1" where Taji embarks to visit all that Vegas has to offer.[12]
Awards
[edit]Sheri's Ranch won CWMC's Brothel of the Year award in 2011 and 2012.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Nieves, Evelyn (August 19, 2001)."Anxious Days in Bordello Country".The New York Times.Retrieved2008-06-18.
- ^"Stopping at a Red Light"– via The Nation.
- ^Anders, George (20 October 2004)."In a Nevada County, A Shuttered Brothel Divides Residents".Wall Street Journal.Retrieved4 May2018.
- ^Gomez, Phillip (June 3, 2005)."Brothel or Subdivision?".Pahrump Valley Times. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-12-27.Retrieved2008-06-18.
- ^"BBC NEWS - Programmes - Panorama - Condoms: The science".27 June 2004.
- ^"Gene Simmons: Family Jewels: Gene Meets the Ladies of the Night: Scarlett".A&E.YouTube. 31 December 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-15.Retrieved25 June2016.
- ^AETV - Gene Simmons Family Jewels - Tawny Brie
- ^"I Walked Into A Nevada Brothel And My Expectations Were Shattered".businessinsider.Retrieved25 June2016.
- ^Hernandez, Dan (2 June 2015)."Survival of the freakiest: how some of Nevada's brothels are staying afloat".theguardian.Retrieved25 June2016.
- ^"Morgan Spurlock Presents Freedom! The Movie".CMT.Archived fromthe originalon July 3, 2015.Retrieved25 June2016.
- ^"Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 11: Inside a Las Vegas Brothel".19 April 2016.
- ^"Counting Cards and Working in a Brothel: The VICE Guide to Vegas Pt 1".18 July 2022.
- ^"CWMC Award History".Cwmcawards.Retrieved2016-06-25.