Old Dirty Boston Tour of the Combat Zone
When:
Tuesday, Jul 23, 2019 11:00a -
Saturday, Nov 09, 2019 12:30p
Tuesday, Jul 23, 2019 11:00a -
Saturday, Nov 09, 2019 12:30p
Where:
The Tam
222 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
$25
Categories:
Date Idea, Discounted Tickets, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
http://bit.ly/2XUYTIN
Get half-price tickets while available.
Buy on Goldstar: http://bit.ly/2XUYTIN
Tours offered daily at 11 a.m. through November 9.
At the corner of Washington and Lagrange streets once lay Boston’s city-sanctioned Adult Entertainment District. A red-light district designed to contain Boston’s lust for booze, voyeurism, and sex, the Combat Zone swarmed with characters and stories. Murderous pimps, gangland activity, and pickpocketing prostitutes took over the streets of downtown Boston each night, hanging out at dirty book stores, live XXX shows, or Good Time Charlie’s. The city’s once-thriving theater district had become an attraction for sleaze and porno. Comedians, legitimate burlesque, live theater, and dance slowly degenerated over time to yield some of Boston’s sauciest stories and raunchiest characters. Today, it’s perfectly safe to walk through, and we can show you what remains of the legendary Combat Zone in comfort.
