Memphis: Brothel in Sanctuary (Location)

The novel does not provide any clear indication where the brothel that Virgil and Fonzo visit twice is located, but according to a 1938 report on "Prostitution Conditions in Memphis," the city "tolerated" a "red light district located in the lower end of the city, a deteriorated section not far from the railroad and mainly inhabited by colored people," "chiefly along S. Mulberry Street." The location on our map is based on that information.