▁end ▁were ▁the ▁street walk ers ▁who ▁con greg ated ▁at ▁the ▁railway ▁station ▁or ▁sal o ons ▁and ▁trans act ed ▁business ▁wherever ▁they ▁could , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁were ▁the ▁higher ▁class ▁" par lor ▁houses " ▁like ▁She ar er ' s ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁could ▁afford ▁them ; ▁so - called ▁because ▁men ▁were ▁ent ert ained ▁in ▁the ▁parl our ▁on ▁arrival ▁while ▁they ▁chose ▁from ▁the ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁Bro th els ▁were ▁eu ph em ist ically ▁known ▁as ▁" res ort s " ▁or ▁" ranch es " ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁the ▁women ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁them ▁as ▁" in m ates ." ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁regular ▁br ush es ▁with ▁the ▁law , ▁She ar er ' s ▁establishment ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁as ▁" m agn ific ently ▁furn ished . ▁The ▁fin est ▁vel vet ▁car p ets ▁cover ▁the ▁flo ors , ▁beautiful ▁mirror s ▁ad orn ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁the ▁rooms ▁are ▁beautiful ly ▁decor ated ." ▁ ▁Gold man ' s ▁collection , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁E . ▁J . ▁Bel loc q ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁Robert ▁F lyn n ▁Johnson ▁around ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁stock ▁of ▁a ▁post card ▁deal er ▁at ▁a ▁fair ▁in ▁Con cord , ▁California . ▁He ▁initially ▁bought ▁only ▁two ▁photograph s ▁before ▁visit ing ▁the ▁deal