Is a pair of boots hanging outside of a door a sign of brothel?
In the TV show, The Alienist, episode 1, after the commissioner orders the brothel to be shutdown, they simply move across the street and re-open for business again.
The brothel owners hang a pair of women's boots outside of their door. Is it the sign for a brothel back then in New York?
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