
This drab, unpretentious looking masonry edifice was Laura Evan's
main parlor on Front Street, Salida, Colorado. It was common for
an ornate orchestrion, as well as other decorative furnishings,
to provide color and excitement to an otherwise dull and uninteresting
building. |

The "cribs" building located across the street from Laura's main
parlor building. Clients would first meet the "girls" in the main
parlor, and then, after making a selection, might scamper across
the street to an empty "crib," whereupon they would complete their
business transaction. |