1880's
San Diego's booming prosperity attracted prostitutes and gamblers, including Wyatt Earp, who ran three gambling halls. Gradually, San Diego commerce began moving north of Market Street. The abandoned area to the south became a redlight district known as the Stingaree, a name probably derived from the fierce stingray fish in San Diego Bay. It was said "you could be stung as badly in the Stingaree as in the bay."
Gaslamp Townhouse
633 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101
phone: 619-239-0084
email: info@gaslamptownhouse.com
