Cottontail Ranch
 The Cottontail Ranch in 2006. The "for sale" telephone number listed belongs to the adjacent Lida Junction Airport.[1] | |
  Cottontail Ranch Location in Nevada | |
| Location | Lida Junction, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°30′03.1″N 117°11′06.95″W / 37.500861°N 117.1852639°W |
| Construction | |
| Opened | October 1967 |
| Closed | 2004 |
| Demolished | 2022 |
Cottontail Ranch was a legal, licensed
. It was also known as the Cottontail Ranch Club.History
In 1967,
Las Vegas.[2]
In the 1970s, then madam Beverly Harrell battled with the
ISBN 0440058856
).
A record, Coming My Way, was released in 1976 and was a collection of stories by the employees of the brothel.[4]
Howard Harrell operated the brothel before selling the Cottontail.
The Cottontail Ranch was closed in 2004 when the madam retired. All the real estate was purchased by real estate investor Lanny D. Love; Miss Love also purchased a luxury ranch called Lida Ranch a few miles from the brothel. And an additional 3,300 acres (1,300 ha) in a ghost town called Lida.[citation needed]
A Fire destroyed what was left of the Cottontail Ranch in Esmeralda County on Sept. 5, 2022.
The land remains for sale.
See also
References
- ^ Gold Seal Online Ground School
- ^ P. SOLOMON BANDA (2008-05-15). "Court hears man's claim to cut of Hughes' estate". AP News. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 20, 2007, Page B1
- ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 20, 2007, Page B1
External links
- Cottontail Ranch (archived at Wayback Machine, March 25, 2004)
- a brief history of the Cottontail Ranch