Creston Street

Creston Street is a street in the northwest corner of the downtown area of Stallbrook, running between Gibbon Avenue and Wayne Road, that serves as the "red-light district" in the city. As first described in Bridget's Calling, Chief Graham of the city's police established it as a "Special District" where enforcement of prostitution laws are suspended, and officers are instructed to give priority to preventing and responding to violence and property crimes. Other characters describe that, prior to Graham doing this, street prostitution was scattered in the Wincroft area, and abuses by corrupt police officers were rampant. The private nonprofit Jezebel Project, which Bridget Torjesen participates in, does regular outreach to provide various support services to street-based sex workers there. Hannah's Healing describes that Hannah Stutzman would visit the porn shop there to buy magazines and use the video booths, as a form of sexual release, but as she learned to address her issues she no longer needed to. When Jezebel's volunteer attorney Nate Teixeira is elected District Attorney in the events of Laurie's Liberation, his support for Graham's policies provides a significant boost to its continuation. In Zoe's Quest, Zoe Morton goes there to make extra money in sex work while also fulfilling some of the fantasies on her list. In Tessa's Vision, the Diamond Adult Emporium closes and the larger Blue Jewel opens.
Some of the businesses located on Creston Street include:
* Hotel Garfield and Hotel Hayes, which provide hourly and nightly rates for sex workers and their clients
* Diamond Adult Emporium, selling porn and providing video booths (books 1-10)
* Blue Jewel - erotic entertainment emporium with live peep shows (book 11)
* Pop's Diner, on the southern end of the street
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Category:Sex workers