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Seedy 1970s Adult Entertainment Business

Washington was much seedier decades ago with all forms of adult entertainment available.

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The District had a much darker underbelly in the 1970s and 1980s, including a number of adult theaters in the area. Just check out the old advertisements in The Washington Post from the time. Here’s one from November 1976.

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