The Flickr Sexbusiness Image Generatr

It was the evening of Valentine's Day, so many of the city's residents were bringing out their sex toys to use after dinner.

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In downtown Wichita Falls, Texas, on February 14th, 2023, a view from the intersection of Scott Avenue (U.S. 287 Business Route) and 11th Street.

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At first I thought it was an elaborate metal ornament!

Does your lifestyle include frequent visits to the Video Book Store Lingerie Shop in downtown Waterbury Connecticut? If yes, please tell us about your experiences. Actually no please don't.

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In downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, on September 20th, 2021, the Mullings Building on the west side of South Main Street, between Bank Street and Scovill Street. The building is from 1900 and is a "contributing property" to the Downtown Waterbury Historic District, 83001280 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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"Novelties" in this instance are buttplugs, cockrings, dildos, lubricants, etc.

The building is from circa 1895, and wouldn't the people associated with its early history have been spectacularly titillated to hear a detailed description of the goods for sale in the sex shop that would come to partially occupy it? Wow!

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In downtown Jackson, Michigan, on August 12th, 2018, on the south side of East Cortland Street, east of South Mechanic Street.

The building, at 111-121 E. Cortland St., was erected circa 1895 according to Appendix A of a 2004 survey by Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc.

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Nikkor-S Auto 50mm F1.4

Banda da Nath El, Seeex Business!

Morning in Kabuki-cho, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Kabuki-cho is famed as sin city in that city of much sin, yet oddly (or not) it retains some feel of an old 'authentic' Tokyo. Perhaps in the same way that the Bowery is sleazy yet quintessentially New York at the same time? Earthy, yes, innocent, no.
I thought this discheveled newspaper, with its story of one woman's journey from average little girl to professionally naked woman was somehow a metaphor for Kabuki-cho itself.

Spiralling electric candles are common in Miri, Sarawak. They are signaling, politely named, 'areas of public recreation.' There are an estimated 50-100 saloons in town, with five to ten (Iban, Indonesian) prostitues working in any of them. The sex market is particularly fueled by visitors from Brunei, who try to escape the wealthy, but dull lifestyle of the tiny, boring kingdom. But there is a dark side to the superficially pretty female bodies and the fake smiles: Miri is infested with drugs, there is corruption, and condoms are not widely used which means venereal diseases are rampant. Worse, some 65% of all prostitutes in town are estimated to be carriers of HIV. And when the public gets aware of the threat it might be too late. The graveyards will be busy.