Angel's Ladies, Former brothel in Beatty, Nevada
Angel's Ladies is a closed legal brothel three miles (4.8 km) north of Beatty, Nevada, on a 70-acre (28 ha) ranch. The Spanish source gives the building as 464 m² (about 5,000 sq ft). The property is marked by a billboard and the wreck of a twin-engined light aircraft beside it.
Before the 1970s the brothel was known as Circle C Ranch and Vickie's Star Ranch. Mack and Angel Moore bought it in 1997 and renamed it Angel's Ladies. Mack Moore sold it in 2010 for $1.8 million and stayed on as leaseholder until he retired and closed the business on August 10, 2014.
Angel's Ladies appears in Marc McAndrews's 2011 photography book Nevada Rose, a project on rural Nevada brothels. A documentary film of the same name, featuring the owners and staff, was released in 2000. In its final weeks the band Disappointment #1 performed there and recorded interviews, releasing the album "Live at Brothel Angel's Ladies" in October 2015.
The property is viewable from US-95 north of Beatty and is marked by signage along with visible aircraft wreckage that serves as a landmark. Visitors should note that the site is visible only from the roadside and entry is not permitted.
The wreck beside the billboard is a twin-engined light aircraft that came down on May 28, 1977, during a promotional stunt staged on the ranch. Mack Moore kept it there as a roadside spectacle to draw customers off the highway, and it stayed after the brothel closed on August 10, 2014.
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