▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁secret ▁and ▁social ▁organizations ," ▁including ▁Reading ▁L odge ▁No . ▁ 5 4 9 , ▁Reading ▁Chapter ▁No . ▁ 1 5 2 , ▁De M ol ay ▁Command ery ▁No . ▁ 9 , ▁Harris burg ▁Cons istory , ▁Raj ah ▁Temple , ▁El ks ▁L odge ▁No . ▁ 1 1 5 , ▁and ▁Em blem atic ▁L odge ▁No . ▁ 1 6 9 . ▁ ▁Secret ▁collection ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁photograph ing ▁the ▁respect able ▁citizens ▁of ▁Reading , ▁Gold man ▁also ▁secret ly ▁assemble d ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁mostly ▁n ude ▁and ▁semi - n ude ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁prost it utes ▁at ▁S all ie ▁She ar er ' s ▁bro th el ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁North ▁ 8 th ▁and ▁Wal nut ▁streets ▁in ▁Reading , ▁only ▁a ▁ten - min ute ▁walk ▁from ▁his ▁studio ▁on ▁P enn ▁Street . ▁There ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁other ▁bro th els ▁on ▁Wal nut ▁street : ▁Flo ▁Wilson ' s ▁at ▁ 1 0 2 1 ▁and ▁E ff ie ▁Brown well ' s ▁at ▁ 1 0 2 1 ▁ 1 / 2 . ▁ ▁Reading ▁was ▁a ▁fast - expand ing ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁its ▁growth ▁sp ur red ▁by ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁that ▁brought ▁workers ▁and ▁business men ▁in ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁hierarchy ▁of ▁places ▁where ▁sex ▁could ▁be ▁purchased . ▁At ▁the ▁bottom