Hay_Street,_Kalgoorlie
Hay Street, Kalgoorlie
Street in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Hay Street is a street in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. For most of the history of Kalgoorlie, it was a notorious red light area.[1]
The prevalence of brothels was part of the law and order issue of an isolated mining town, where two-up, prostitution and gold stealing were all regularly reported forms of criminality.
The street and its associations would regularly be reported in mainstream media.[2][3][4]
Towards the end of the twentieth century the prostitution was less infamous, and photographs and stories were more public than in earlier times.[5][6][7][8]
Regulation[9] and prohibition of the prostitution in the street have been publicly discussed a number of times by the local government and citizens of Kalgoorlie.[10]
As of July 2019[update] one brothel continues to operate.[11]
The street, being close to the town centre, has a number of important administration buildings, and other businesses.