Creek Street is one of the most popular attractions in Ketchikan, Alaska, and right away, visitors get a sense of its kitschy history. You’ll note that everything is on stilts; legend has it that because prostitution was illegal on land, those stilts were the result of resourceful Alaskans finding a way to make it work. Creek Street was Ketchikan’s red-light district up until the late 1920s. A century ago, it was filled with bootleggers, fishermen, and brothels. The main attraction is Dolly’s House, a former “house of ill repute” which is…
