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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An exterior of "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A food vendor pushes his cart through the "Washington Square" district in Bangkok. Workers live in the buildings they are demolishing until the buildings are completely uninhabitable. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman strips electrical wire out of a closed bar in the "Washington Square' district in Bangkok while her child sits nearby. Workers live in the buildings they are demolishing until the buildings are completely uninhabitable. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A woman strips electrical wire out of a closed bar in the "Washington Square' district in Bangkok. Workers live in the buildings they are demolishing until the buildings are completely uninhabitable. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A woman strips electrical wire out of a closed bar in the "Washington Square' district in Bangkok while her child sits nearby. Workers live in the buildings they are demolishing until the buildings are completely uninhabitable. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A woman strips electrical wire out of a closed bar in the "Washington Square' district in Bangkok while her child sits nearby. Workers live in the buildings they are demolishing until the buildings are completely uninhabitable. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker's living quarters in a closed bar and restaurant in the "Washington Square" area of Bangkok. Workers live in the buildings they are demolishing until the buildings are completely uninhabitable. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The back of "ladyboy" or transgendered cabaret in the "Washington Square" district in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Stairs in Bourbon Street, a Cajun restaurant and bar in "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The water tank in Bourbon Street, a Cajun restaurant and bar in "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Inside the Bourbon Street restaurant in "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker's clothes hang out to dry in "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Workers live on the premises while they demolish it, moving on when they are done. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker's clothes hang out to dry in "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Workers live on the premises while they demolish it, moving on when they are done. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chilies dry on a food cart in "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Although officially closed, squatters have moved into some abandoned buildings in the area and demolition workers live in others. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A worker rolls an oxygen tank down a deserted street in the "Washington Square" district in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers demolish a "ladyboy" or transgendered cabaret in "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A rolled up metal gate that one was the door of a bar in the "Washington Square" district in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A rolled up metal gate that one was the door of a bar in the "Washington Square" district in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman's boot lies on the ground in "Washington Square" in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A worker rolls an oxygen tank down a deserted street in the "Washington Square" district in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The Asoke intersection at Soi 21 and Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, Thailand. It's the center of upscale residences, called HiSo (for HIig SOciety) and expensive retail space. It's also home to "Soi Cowboy" one of the Bangkok's notorious adult entertainment districts. With a population of about 12 million, Bangkok is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The Asoke intersection at Soi 21 and Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, Thailand. It's the center of upscale residences, called HiSo (for HIig SOciety) and expensive retail space. It's also home to "Soi Cowboy" one of the Bangkok's notorious adult entertainment districts. With a population of about 12 million, Bangkok is one of the fastest growing cities in the world.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Pedestrians cross Sukhumvit Road between Soi Arab and Nana adult entertainment district in Bangkok. Soi Arab is an alleyway in Bangkok. What started as an alley has now grown into a neighborhood that encompasses several blocks of restaurants, hotels and money exchanges that cater to Middle Eastern visitors to Thailand. The official name of the street is Sukhumvit Soi 3/1, located in North Nana between Sukhumvit Soi 3 and Sukhumvit Soi 5, not far from the Nana Plaza night-life area and the Grace Hotel popular among Arabs.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai woman walks down Soi Arab towards Sukhumvit Road and Bangkok's adult entertainment district. Soi Arab is an alleyway in Bangkok. What started as an alley has now grown into a neighborhood that encompasses several blocks of restaurants, hotels and money exchanges that cater to Middle Eastern visitors to Thailand. The official name of the street is Sukhumvit Soi 3/1, located in North Nana between Sukhumvit Soi 3 and Sukhumvit Soi 5, not far from the Nana Plaza night-life area and the Grace Hotel popular among Arabs.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 21, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A noodle cart does business with some of the workers on "Soi Cowboy" one of the adult entertainment districts in Bangkok, Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 21, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A noodle cart does business with some of the workers on "Soi Cowboy" one of the adult entertainment districts in Bangkok, Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 05 FEBRUARY 2005 - NOGALES, SONORA, MEXICO: Police officers in Nogales, Sonora, arrest a suspected gang member during a sweep of the adult entertainment district and neighborhoods known to have crime rates and gang related problems.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2008 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at a Buddhist shrine on Soi Nana, in one of adult entertainment districts in Bangkok, Thailand.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 22 MAY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor sells plastic tubs and baskets near the Soi Cowboy "adult entertainment" district after the Thai army announcement of a coup replacing the civilian government. The Thai army suspended civilian rule, suspended the constitution and declared the "military takeover of the nation." The announcement came just before evening as a meeting between civilian politicians and the army was breaking up with no progress towards resolving the country's political impasse. Civilian politicians were arrested when the meeting ended. The army also declared a curfew from 10PM until 5AM.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   New high rise hotels tower over the abandoned buildings of the "Washington Square" district in Bangkok. Washington Square was a notorious adult "entertainment" and red light district on Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok. Many of the bars and massage parlors catered in the district to older American and European men and opened in the 1960's when Bangkok was a "R&R" destination for American servicemen in Vietnam. It's being torn down to make way for new high rise hotels and condominiums.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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