Anchorage's Shady Chili Parlor: A Brothel in Disguise
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In the 1940s, Anchorages Chili Parlor on Fifth Avenue was a notorious brothel front, owned by Marie Cox. Despite repeated shutdowns and trials, Cox managed to keep it open, thanks to slick lawyer George Grigsby. The parlors illicit activities came to a head in a massive 1948 trial, resulting in convictions for four women and six months in prison for Cox. However, fresh charges for buying stolen diesel fuel landed her additional jail time. This tale of Anchorages illicit past continues to spark local chatter.
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