Closed Curtain: Lives of De Wallen

by Bruce Harris

Welcome to Amsterdam's Red-Light District, where legal prostitution, live sex shows, marijuana "coffeeshops" and gay "leather" bars co-exist with normal family life, and the bizarre is routine. Closed Curtain takes you on an informative and entertaining tour of one of the world's most visited, and notorious, tourist attractions. With insightful text, artwork and photographs, Bruce Harris and Michelle Bird take you "behind the Red Light" to explore Amsterdam's oldest neighborhood, where the ancient churches and gabled canal houses of Holland's Golden Age overlook rows of scantily clad "ladies of the windows," porno palaces, and storefront casinos. Even if you never leave your armchair, it's a trip you'll never forget.

150 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001