Angel's Ladies
 Angel's Ladies sign | |
  Angel's Ladies Location in Nevada | |
| Former names | Circle C Ranch Vickie's Star Ranch Fran's Star Ranch |
|---|---|
| Location | Beatty, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°56′31″N 116°44′12″W / 36.9419003°N 116.7367822°W |
| Operator | Mack Moore |
| Closed | August 2014 |
Angel's Ladies was a legal brothel located three miles (4.8 km) north of Beatty, Nevada, United States,[1] on a 70-acre ranch (28 ha). It was known as Fran's Star Ranch until it was renamed Angel's Ladies in 1997 after being purchased by Mack and Angel Moore.[2] It has been closed since August 2014.[3]
History
[edit]Prior to the 1970s, the brothel had been known variously as Circle C Ranch and Vickie's Star Ranch.[4] On May 28, 1977, an accident during a promotional stunt on the property resulted in the crash of a twin-engined light aircraft.[5] The wreck has been located next to the brothel's billboard ever since, and used as a spectacle to attract customers from the road.[6] Mack Moore attempted to sell Angel’s Ladies in 2007, but ended up taking it over again two years later as a result of foreclosure. He subsequently sold the business again in 2010, this time for $1.8 million, and continued to run it as a leaseholder.[7] On August 10, 2014, he retired and closed the business.
In the media
[edit]A documentary film called Angel's Ladies was released in 2000, featuring the brothel, its owners, and its staff.[8] The brothel also appears in the 2011 photography book Nevada Rose by Marc McAndrews as part of a project about the brothels of rural Nevada.
During the brothel's final days of operation, the band Disappointment #1 performed there and recorded interviews. They released an album, "Live at Brothel Angel's Ladies", in October 2015.[9]
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Leong, Grace (September 21, 2000). "Historic Nevada brothel for sale". Las Vegas Sun News. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Clifford, Laura; Clifford, Robin. "Angel's Ladies". The online home of Reeling: The Movie Review Show. Reeling Reviews. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Chris Sieroty (October 22, 2014). "Rural Nevada Residents See Bank, Brothel Closures". KNPR's State of Nevada. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Angel's Ladies Brothel". www.wikimapia.org. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "NTSB Report OAK77FVW16". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ "Angel's ladies Brothel". www.atlasobscura.com. Atlas Obscura. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, that is sadly now closed, but once greeted people with a plane wreck.
- ^ Waite, Mark (January 17, 2014). "Shakeup under way for Beatty brothels". Pahrump Valley Times. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "Angel's Ladies". IMDB. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "Current and Upcoming Louisiana CD Releases". offbeat.com. Offbeat Magazine. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Angel's Ladies
- Disappointment #1 – Live at Brothel Angel's Ladies – listed on a shop website