A New Beginning in the Oldest Profession
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The Mustang Ranch, perhaps the best-known legal brothel in the West, is back in business at a new location. The gaudy pink stucco buildings and the staff are there. The only thing missing is the name.
The bordello reopened east of Reno with the generic name World Famous Brothel six years after the government shut it down and auctioned off its buildings and contents.
“We have raised the bar on brothel elegance and operation in Nevada,” said Susan Austin, the madam.
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