 Sheri's Ranch in 2008 | |
  Sheri's Ranch Location in Nevada | |
| Location | Pahrump, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 36°04′14.65″N 115°57′23.85″W / 36.0707361°N 115.9566250°W |
| Owner | Chuck Lee |
| Website | |
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Sheri's Ranch is a legal brothel in Pahrump, Nevada. Unlike other brothels in the state, it styles itself as a resort, with upscale rooms and furnishings, sports bar, tennis courts, a spa and outdoor swimming pool.
In January 2001, the business was purchased by Chuck Lee, a retired Chicago homicide detective of 20 years, former owner of an AT&T retail store, and car dealership owner from Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]
Author Lora Shaner, a former madam of the brothel, wrote a 1998 book about her experiences, Madam: Chronicles of a Nevada Cathouse,[2] reissued and extended in 2001 as Madam: Inside a Nevada Brothel.
The brothel raised $7,000 in 2004 towards a senior citizens center so that they could still receive their "Meals on Wheels".[3]
In 2005, Sheri's Ranch sought local zoning changes in Pahrump to build a 700-plus home 330 acres (130 ha) residential subdivision known as Mountain Shadows Resort.[4]
Sheri's Ranch is adjacent to another legal brothel, the Chicken Ranch.
- ^ Nieves, Evelyn (August 19, 2001). "Anxious Days in Bordello Country". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Stopping at a Red Light" – via The Nation.
- ^ Anders, George (20 October 2004). "In a Nevada County, A Shuttered Brothel Divides Residents". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Gomez, Phillip (June 3, 2005). "Brothel or Subdivision?". Pahrump Valley Times. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2008-06-18.