Tim - You answered the question yourself. You wrote, "Today, there's only one nude-dancing club and one bookstore where patrons can watch dirty movies in backroom booths." I don't have a clue where that bookstore is. The "problem", if there was one, (there was on University Avenue a number of years ago, with girls waving on every other corner) has been 99% eliminated. I went into the "Love Doctor" after all the hoopla to see what the neighbors was complaining about, and it seemed as "bad" as Maharajahs" on West 7th. IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT THE OLD FAUST OR FLICK. There were some xxx videos for sale in the back, but no different then what you can rent in the back of Home Video on Snelling or ???. There were no dirty magazines of any kind, worse can be bought in Holiday and SuperAmerica. I was amused that the neighbors were upset. They must have really forgotten how bad Dale and University once was. I can almost guarantee no working girls will ever be hanging outside The Love Doctor. If there is a discussion to tighten rules, it seems to be a tempest in a teapot. I don't see the problem and present rules seem to be working fine. Dann Dobson Summit Hill - Saint Paul Forum Manager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There is more discussion about limiting adult businesses in St. Paul. This topic seems to have limited (very little) interest on this list, any thoughts on why that is? I found this quote from the article in todays Pioneer Press to be quite interesting. "Nonetheless, St. Paul was a much seamier place in the 1970s, with 30 or so adult movie theaters, strip clubs, sexual massage parlors and theaters. Today, there's only one nude-dancing club and one bookstore where patrons can watch dirty movies in backroom booths." ------------------------------------------------- City hoping to limit erotica shops http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/10929205.htm "After a few setbacks over the past decade, the city of St. Paul is again plotting a way to curb adult-oriented businesses - including stores that sell lotions and edible underwear but not enough erotic items to currently qualify as bona fide sex shops. ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- -- ================================================= Tim Erickson http://www.politalk.com St. Paul, MN - USA 651-643-0722 [EMAIL PROTECTED] iChat/AIM: stpaultim ================================================= _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
