Well, to me a red light district would be individual brothels owned by independent owners.
I kind of agree. 4 brothels doesn't make a red light district. I would agree with the definition below because it would contain a lot more than just 4 brothels. It would have a lot of sex type businesses. Also it's a district. A part of an urban area carved out to contain all the sex businesses. This is the desert. Elko is much more suited to what a red light district is.
It's just a marketing term here. Most people have never actually seen one.
A red-light district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, adult theaters, etc. are found. The term originates from the red lights that were used as signs of brothels.
100% on board. As a guy who travels to regularly to Amsterdam for work, saying Carson City or anywhere in the US is a red light district is a farce. Sex shops, live sex shows, peep shows, strip clubs, sex museums, + offerings for EVERYONE=Red Light District. Plus, there are so many bachelor parties and divorce parties there that it is crazy like Vegas in some places.
A cul de sac that honestly is dead half of the time doesn't fit the definition.