The Mustang Ranch, originally known as the Mustang Bridge Ranch, is a brothel in Storey County, Nevada, about east of Reno.

Alexa Albert, who conducted interviews with several women in the Mustang Ranch from 1993 to 1996, reported that at one point, the brothel required all women to have pimps, who were thought to make the women work harder.

The brothel started out as a set of four double-wide trailers, run by Richard Bennet and initially called Mustang Bridge Ranch.

However, the rights to the name Mustang Ranch, which Gilman had hoped to use for this new brothel, were tied up in a court battle with David Burgess, the owner of the Old Bridge Ranch, nephew of Joe Conforte, and manager of the Mustang Ranch from 1979 until 1989.

Shady Lady Ranch, pictured here in November 2007, is a licensed brothel in Nye County, Nevada.

In 1971, Joe Conforte, owner of the brothel called Mustang Ranch near Reno, managed to convince county officials to pass an ordinance which would provide for the licensing of brothels and prostitutes, thus avoiding the threat of being closed down as a public nuisance.

In November 2005, Heidi Fleiss said that she would partner with brothel owner Joe Richards to turn Richards ' existing Cherry Patch Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nye County, Nevada into an establishment that would employ male prostitutes and cater exclusively to female customers, a first in Nevada.

Shady Lady Ranch brothel sign.

Columnist Bob Herbert wrote " A grotesque exercise in the dehumanization of women is carried out routinely at Sheri's Ranch, a legal brothel about an hour ’ s ride outside of Vegas.

Alexa Albert, a Harvard medical student who has conducted a public-health study inside one of Nevada's brothels, and authored Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women, wrote in her book that the brothel owners used to require the prostitutes to have outside pimps, because the pimps were thought to make the women work harder: " The involvement of pimps enabled brothel owners to leave discipline to men who wouldn't hesitate to keep their women in line.

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* Mustang Ranch, a brothel in Nevada in the United States

The Chicken Ranch is a legal, licensed brothel located about west of Las Vegas near the town of Pahrump, in Nye County, at 10511 Homestead Road.

Joe Conforte, owner of the Mustang Ranch brothel near Reno, Nevada, brought Bonavena to Reno in 1975 to promote a series of fights and to train on the property.

1 Mustang Exit, Sparks, near the defunct but now reopened Mustang Ranch brothel, ten miles east of Reno.

Other friends of the show are Jesse James Dupree of the band Jackyl, Brent Smith of the band Shinedown, comedians Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson of VH1 Classic's That Metal Show, actor / comedian David Koechner, Dennis Hof ( owner of the World Famous Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel ), actor / comedian T. J. Miller, and comedian Lisa Lampanelli.

She also worked for a time at the Bunny Ranch Nevada brothel ending in September 1998.

Also, during the campaign, allegations were made that as an undergraduate at Texas A & M, Williams had visited the Chicken Ranch, a brothel in La Grange, and the Boy's Towns of Mexico.

Other well-known areas are: Chironico ( Switzerland ), Stanage ( UK ), Hueco Tanks ( Texas ), Val Masino and Val di Mello ( Italy ), Castle Hill ( New Zealand ), Bishop ( California ), Joe's Valley ( Utah ), Yosemite ( California ), Rocktown ( Georgia ), Rocklands ( South Africa ), Cocalzinho de Goiás ( Brazil ), Kjugekull ( Sweden ), Hampi ( India ) Horse Pens 40 ( Alabama ) and Horseshoe Canyon Ranch ( Arkansas ) amongst others.

* " Special Section: Ranch Apocalypse " in Spectrum issue 23: 1 ( May 1993 ), and Responses in Spectrum 23: 3 ( October 1993 ), p56 – 59

On July 10, 1913, a record was measured at the Weather Bureau's observation station at Greenland Ranch ( now the site for the Furnace Creek Inn ), the highest temperature ever recorded in the world.

Average annual precipitation on the South Rim is less than 16 inches ( 35 cm ), with 60 inches ( 132 cm ) of snow, the higher North Rim usually receives 27 inches ( 59 cm ) of moisture, with a typical snowfall of 144 inches ( 317 cm ), and Phantom Ranch, far below the Canyon's rims along the Colorado River at 2, 500 feet ( 762 m ) gets just 8 inches ( 17. 6 cm ) of rain, and snow is a rarity.

Twenty miles northwest is the D. H. Lawrence Ranch ( originally known as the Kiowa Ranch and now owned by the University of New Mexico ), the home of the English novelist in the 1920s.

" Buddy " Fogelson ( 1900 – 1987 ), and in 1967, the couple retired to their " Forked Lightning Ranch " in New Mexico.

The first target of the WSGA was Nate Champion at the KC Ranch ( of which today's town of Kaycee is a namesake ), a small rancher who was active in the efforts of small ranchers to organize a competing roundup.

The San Fernando Valley was where the water was headed first, and speculators were out to buy the Van Nuys Ranch and subdivide it into 3 cities, Van Nuys, Marian ( now Reseda ), and Owensmouth ( now Canoga Park ) and start land sales just as the aqueduct was finished.

Kate MacMurray, daughter of Haver and MacMurray, now lives on the property ( in a cabin built by her father ), and is " actively engaged in Sonoma's thriving wine community, carrying on her family's legacy and the heritage of MacMurray Ranch.

The 6666 ( called four six Ranch ), founded 1883, is situated in King and adjacent Dickens County.

Monument off U. S. Highway 83 to George Preston Humphreys ( 1899-1979 ), the manager of the 6666 Ranch, who also served as King County sheriff from 1928-1948

The other most common color coded Ranch Hand herbicides were Agent Blue ( cacodylic acid ) that was primarily used against food crops, and Agent White ( picloram ) which was often used when Agent Orange was not available.

During the 1980s, ranch also became a common snack food flavor, starting with Cool Ranch Doritos in 1987, and Hidden Valley Ranch Wavy Lay's in 1994.

Ranch dressing is a common dip for vegetables such as broccoli and carrots, as well as for chips and " bar foods " such as french fries and chicken wings.

A common rafting run is the River Ranch Run.

Ranch is a common name used to describe a brothel, especially in western areas of the United States.

Since the mid-1980s, the term " Industrial dance " has been used to describe the music of Cabaret Voltaire ( early 80s ), early Die Krupps, Portion Control, The Neon Judgement, Clock DVA, Nitzer Ebb, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Ministry ( mid-80s era ), KMFDM, Yeht Mae, Leæther Strip, Combichrist or early Spahn Ranch.

After his term, Haldeman lived in Hope Ranch until his death in 1993.

`` Flip '' Phillips for a return engagement at Fireside Steak Ranch Wednesday ; ;

Though the name Area 51 is used in official Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) documentation, other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake, and most recently Homey Airport.

Agent Orange is the combination of the code names for Herbicide Orange ( HO ) and Agent LNX, one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U. S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971.

Spanish settlers also knew of the seeps, such as at Rancho La Brea ( Spanish for Tar Ranch ) in present-day Los Angeles, from which the priests obtained tar to waterproof the roofs of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel missions.

He founded Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, also located near Kerrville, whose mission is to care for stray, abused and aging animals ; more than 1, 000 dogs have been saved from animal euthanasia.

The actor was a longtime close friend of entertainer Michael Jackson and paid regular visits to his Neverland Ranch, resting there for weeks at a time.

The outer areas known as Maasai Mara Conservation area is administered by the Group Ranch Trusts of the Maasai community who also have their own rangers for patrolling the park area.

Other uses include in the 2004 documentary film Fahrenheit 9 / 11 ; in the 2005 film The Ringer ; as entrance music for the British band James, as well as episodes of The Simpsons that had a " western " theme ( mainly in the episode titled " Dude, Where's My Ranch ?").

On May 5, 2009, the Coyotes ' holding company, Dewey Ranch Hockey LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Also recommended near Alamosa for wildlife viewing are The Alamosa Ranch north of town and the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge to the southeast.

) Near the Great Sand Dunes, where only camping is available, the Great Sand Dunes Lodge and the Nature Conservancy's Zapata Ranch are recommended for lodging.

In 1960, The Irvine Company sold of the Irvine Ranch to the University of California for one dollar, since a company policy prohibited the donation of property to a public entity.

Agent Orange was the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U. S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971.

The North American Datum of 1927 ( NAD 27 ) is " the horizontal control datum for the United States that was defined by a location and azimuth on the Clarke spheroid of 1866, with origin at ( the survey station ) Meades Ranch ( Kansas ).

The bulk of the shooting was done at the Arthur Ranch in the San Francisco Valley, which was used as Aunt Elizabeth's estate for interior and exterior scenes during the day and at night.

He wrote for a diverse range of pulp magazines, including Baseball Stories, Big Book Football Western, Fighting Western, Football Stories, Lariat Stories, Ace Sports, SuperScience, Northwest Romances, Thrilling Western, and Ranch Romances for a number of publishing companies.

" Later editions omitted Mr. Thomas, but westbound travelers were advised to stop at the Orr's Ranch for advice, and eastbound motorists were to check with Mr. K. C.

Along with co-worker Noah Falstein, he visited the library of George Lucas ' workplace Skywalker Ranch to look for possible plot devices.

In the summer of 1974, the Capitol Records-era greatest hits compilation Endless Summer reached # 1 on the Billboard charts, reaffirming the relevance of The Beach Boys in the popular imagination ; nevertheless, recording sessions for a new album under the supervision of Wilson and James William Guercio at Caribou Ranch that autumn yielded only a smattering of basic tracks.

Huyck and Katz spent four days at Skywalker Ranch for story discussions with Lucas and Spielberg in early-1982.

Francis Marion (" Bud ") Wright, an Iowa farm boy who migrated to California as a young man, became a ranch hand for Senator Porter and later co-developer of the Hawk Ranch, which is now Northridge land.

The County is also home to the Black Bear Ranch, a commune started in 1968 with the slogan " Free Land for free people.

MacMurray wanted the property's agricultural heritage preserved, and it was thus sold in 1996 to Gallo, which planted vineyards on it for wines that bear the MacMurray Ranch label.