Define Red Light District Meaning

A Red Light District is a place where prostitution is common. The phrase was based in the Bible where Rahab, a prostitute in Jericho, aided Joshua's spies with a red light.

Interestingly enough, the Japanese word "akasen" (red-line district) is of equal meaning to a red-light district.

A Red Light District is a section of town usually devoted to prostitution or other illegal/immoral behavior. Red Light Districts are usually found in larger cities, although some smaller towns might as well be Red Light Districts because the prostitution is so heavy anyway.

A run-down part of a town or city that is frequented by thugs and hoodlums. Best known for being the centre of the prostitution industry.

the area of a town or city where prostitution takes place

Historically, red light cast by a coloured glass lantern or lamp, was discovered by ancient Egyptians and Romans, to enhance the appearance of human skin complexion. A red light source will cause skin blemishes, freckles, blood vessels, rashes, bruising etc to disappear. Giving the skin a pure and more unblemished appearance.
The ancient prostitution industry soon took advantage of this business boosting optical illusion, installing red lamps in their working environments. As organised brothells developed, paying customers could more readily identify a working girl by the red lamp glow emitted from her window.
As brothell owners and prostitution demands became demographically focused because of common demand, eg areas of high trade, business premises became more concentrated and known as red light districts.

a place to go to find porn, hookers, renters, johns etc

Originates in a parking garage in Amsterdam where the top floor is full of CLEAN prostitutes. Today it is slang for where prostitutes in cities really congregate and work the blocks.

East St. Louis, On Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. Also a haven of crack addicts and burnt down meth labs.

Not the most wonderful place to take the family for vacation.

A place where you can find hookers, thugs, gangstas, and mostly projects

the big red light district is amsterdam sex cinemas gay cinemas for guys only prostitute houses and red lights everywhere girls in glow in the dark outfits ppl tryin to pick up any one clubs and more clubs and red lights out side the houses basically mean some prostitute is workin