Brothels in Quincy, Illinois

Crime
Written By Travis Hoffman

.It's something we've alluded to numerous times throughout the seasons here on Wild Quincy, now we take the 10,000 foot overhead view of what exactly the world of brothels and prostitution looked like in Quincy over 100 years ago with special guest Iris Nelson.

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