Economic downturn hits brothels
Donnas Ranch in Wells, Nev., about 180 miles west of Salt Lake City. (George Frey / For The Times)
Marisol, who works at Donna’s, talks to truckers in the brothel’s bar. More than three-quarters of the brothel’s customers are long-haul truckers. (George Frey / For The Times)
Marisol talks to one of her regular customers, Rob Siddoway, a trucker from Tooele, Utah. (George Frey / For The Times)
Amy talks to truckers on a CB radio. During even-numbered hours, the women at Donna’s Ranch take turns sweet-talking truckers. (They cede the odd-numbered hours to Bellas, the other brothel in town.) The tactic, which lures more than a third of Donna’s customers, is more vital now that business is slumping. (George Frey / For The Times)
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Tori makes her way to her room at Donna’s Ranch. (George Frey / For The Times)