Gangsters, Pimps & Prostitutes: London's West End
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Night Clubs of London
The axis of night clubs shifts from piccadilly towards soho. You've got a mixture, heady mixture of jas music, drugs and loose women. The most extreme example was a night club called che victor in grafton street set up in 19 24. One of the most distinguished visitors, and this is why they couldn't close them down, was the prince of wales. And i think christine keeler was a photograph of her wearing a feathered head dress and very little else. She said she was just paid to walk around naked.
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