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Ooh, and the smells—stale beer, sweat, desperation—kinda sexy, kinda gross. Like *Inherent Vice*, “a vibe you can’t shake.” I’d waltz in, tip my hat, say, “Ladies, let’s dance with the devil!” They’d roll their eyes—seen worse than me, probly. Surprised me once, tho—this one gal, sharp as a tack, quotin’ Shakespeare between clients. Blew my mind—culture in a cathouse?

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Served as a Chinese opera house, gambling den, and a brothel. Locke Boarding House image. Click for full size. Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 23,

Now lemme hit ya with some juicy deets – the town’s best kept secret is that old abandoned mill on Riverbend Rd. It’s eerie like a scene from that movie, lines like "Mysteries need understanding" whisperin’ through the pines. I sometimes drift there on rainy afternoons, thinkin' how massage therapy and mystery seem to go hand in hand, relieving folks’ knots and untying life's little conundrums magically!

Search on after car seen plunging into Sacramento River near Walnut Grove