What’s Become of the World’s Red-Light Districts?

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  06.18.09 | 3:50 PM ET

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A Wallpaper slideshow looks at how red-light districts in Amsterdam, Singapore, Sydney and seven other major world cities have been cleaned up. Or, as the story’s intro describes the transformation of Times Square in New York City, how they’ve reacted after after being given an “urban colonic.”