Rosa Neunert and Cora Crane, the Brothel Battles, and the Last Days of the New York Inn, the Turkish Harem and the Crescent

Rosa Neunert and Cora Crane, the Brothel Battles, and the Last Days of the New York Inn, the Turkish Harem and the Crescent

Click below for this week’s story, or navigate the city through the search bar or the direction buttons at the top of the page: This is the story of the brothels at the center of Jacksonville’s historic red light district, specifically the New York Inn, the Turkish Harem and the Crescent. It was always women who ran and owned the brothels. It was usually, but not always, women who died violently here.