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Red-light district history erased when notorious pub came down
The next morning, 38-year-old Alexander Bower was found shot dead on the outside stairway of the Causeway Hotel. Gambling saloons and houses of ill repute flourished in Hermit Park in 1928, and the Causeway Hotel backed on to Heraud Street, the heart of the red light district. All agreed that it wasn’t unusual to hear gunshots as the girls often had to scare off troublesome clients.In fact, the Causeway Hotel publican Andy Coventon told the Bower murder inquiry that shots being fired in the area…
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