Several historical media provided voyeuristic entertainment through hidden erotic imagery. Before the development of the cinema in 1895, motion pictures were presented in peep boxes, such as the kinetoscope and the mutoscope. These remained relatively popular for erotic and pornographic films, such as What the Butler Saw.
In contemporary use, a peep show is a piecewise presentation of pornographic films or a live sex show which is viewed through a viewing slot, which shuts after the time paid for has expired. The viewing slots can be operated by a money box device, or paid for at a counter.
Pornographic peep shows became popular in the 1970s as part of the developing pornography industry. Until home video became widespread, peep shows made up a major part of the way in which video pornography was accessed. In 1986 a US Presidential report into pornography said that peep shows were making significant earnings which were often undeclared or untaxed, and in some US locations peep shows were subsequently suppressed.[1]
For live peep shows, booths can surround a stage upon which usually a female performer performs a striptease and sexually explicit poses. In Barcelona female performers at times also perform sexual intercourse with male performers on stage. In some cases, booths include paper towel dispensers[2] for customers who engage in masturbation. A customer and performer can mutually agree on a fee for a "private dance", which can take place in a peep show booth with a clear window and seating space for only one spectator.
The former Lusty Lady in San Francisco, California
Research on peep show establishments in California[3] examined the hypothesis that neighborhoods surrounding sex businesses such as peep show establishments and X-rated movie stores have higher rates of crime. The researchers compared 911 calls in peep show and control neighborhoods in San Diego. Although peep show neighborhoods had approximately 16 percent more calls, the researchers concluded that the difference was not statistically significant. Other researchers reanalyzed the data and concluded that the difference was significant.[4]
Regal Show World
Regal Show World was an adult entertainment business on lower Market Street in San Francisco, California.[5] The company's slogan was "Where you are king".[6] The business had a peep show and an adult video arcade.[5][7][8] The peep show had performers working in an enclosed round room with viewing booths surrounding it and sometimes had a "double in the bubble" show in which two performers worked simultaneously.[6] During the winter of 1997 to 1998, the business had thirty-five performers.[5] At this time, over 80% of performers there attempted to unionize and "signed union authorization cards for representation by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 790".[5]
The business was owned by Bijou Group, Inc., a privately held company in San Francisco that was founded in 1990.[9][10] Bijou Group owned similar businesses in San Francisco such as New Century Theater, Market Street Cinema, and the Campus Theater.[5][11] Bijou Group, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization circa 1994.[11] In November 1998, management of Regal Show World announced that the peep show would be closed on November 30th of that month due to "economic reasons".[5] At the time, some performers in the industry stated that closure of the peep show was done as a retaliative measure against attempts for performers to unionize.[5] The company declared bankruptcy after performers made a second attempt at unionization, whereby the performers "signed cards calling for a union election", and the theater was closed.[12]
Lusty Lady
The former Lusty Lady peep show in San Francisco, California, entered the news in 1997, when it became the first U.S. sex business to be unionized. In 2003 it was bought by the employees and became a worker cooperative. It closed due to increased rent in 2013.[13]
Nevada
In Las Vegas in the early 1990s, city authorities began to move peep shows and other sexually oriented businesses away from the city centre. The last peep show in Las Vegas closed in 2019.[1]
New York
Times Square in New York was famous for its peep shows up until the 1990s. Female performers would stand undressed on a small semicircular or circular stage surrounded by individual booths. By inserting a token into a machine, a patron could open the opaque partitions separating them from the stage. He could then choose a performer and, for the payment of a small tip, summon her and fondle her sexually or ask her to perform sex acts on him. After taking office as mayor in 1994, Rudy Giuliani waged a legal battle to shut down the Times Square peep shows. Following a major legal decision in Giuliani's favor in 1998, the peep shows mostly closed.[14]
Washington
The marquee for the Lusty Lady peep show in Seattle
The former Lusty Lady peep show in Seattle, Washington, was, unlike its namesake in San Francisco, not unionized. Similar to the Lusty Lady in San Francisco, however, the Seattle peep show was deemed an iconic local landmark by the time it finally closed in 2010. Its closing was attributed to being unable to compete with pornography on the Internet.[15]
^ abKelly-Leigh Cooper (28 September 2019). "Showgirl Video: The last peep show in Las Vegas". BBC News.
^Jon Griffin Donlon, "Peep Shows," St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture. According to Dr. Elliot Chiu, "At first, small booths with a seat, a lock, and a roll of paper towels were made available for individual viewing of 8 or 16 mm stag loops or for access to a usually circular 'stage' with living performers."
^Daniel Linz, Bryant Paul, and Mike Z. Yao, "Peep show establishments, police activity, public place, and time: A study of secondary effects in San Diego, California", The Journal of Sex Research, May 1, 2006.
^Richard McCleary and James W. Meeker, "Do peep shows 'cause' crime?", The Journal of Sex Research, May 1, 2006.
^ abLilmissnever (2007). . Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2015 – via LiveJournal.
^Davidson, G. (2012). Queer Commodities: Contemporary US Fiction, Consumer Capitalism, and Gay and Lesbian Subcultures. American Literature Readings in the Twenty-First Century. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 159. ISBN978-1-137-01123-7.
^"Spectator. The Voice of Erotic San Francisco Vol. 33, No. 1; Issue 834, September 23-29". Alta-glamour.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
^"Bijou Group Inc". Manta.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
^"Bijou Group Inc". Findthecompany.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
^ ab"Erotic Dancers Receive Cash Judgments for Wages in Oregon and San Francisco; Mitchell Brothers Next?". November 17, 1995. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
^Dank, B.B.M.; Roberto Refinetti, P.D. The Politics of Sexuality. Sexuality and Culture. Transaction Publishers. p. 65. ISBN978-1-4128-3142-0.
^Roberts, Chris (21 August 2013). "SF's Famous Lusty Lady Peep Show to Close". NBC Bay Area. NBC. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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This article is about a form of erotic entertainment For the non erotic equivalent see raree show For other uses see Peep show disambiguation A peep show or peepshow is a presentation of a live sex show or pornographic film which is viewed through a viewing slot Exterior of a sex shop in New York City that also provides a peep show Several historical media provided voyeuristic entertainment through hidden erotic imagery Before the development of the cinema in 1895 motion pictures were presented in peep boxes such as the kinetoscope and the mutoscope These remained relatively popular for erotic and pornographic films such as What the Butler Saw In contemporary use a peep show is a piecewise presentation of pornographic films or a live sex show which is viewed through a viewing slot which shuts after the time paid for has expired The viewing slots can be operated by a money box device or paid for at a counter Pornographic peep shows became popular in the 1970s as part of the developing pornography industry Until home video became widespread peep shows made up a major part of the way in which video pornography was accessed In 1986 a US Presidential report into pornography said that peep shows were making significant earnings which were often undeclared or untaxed and in some US locations peep shows were subsequently suppressed 1 For live peep shows booths can surround a stage upon which usually a female performer performs a striptease and sexually explicit poses In Barcelona female performers at times also perform sexual intercourse with male performers on stage In some cases booths include paper towel dispensers 2 for customers who engage in masturbation A customer and performer can mutually agree on a fee for a private dance which can take place in a peep show booth with a clear window and seating space for only one spectator Contents 1 California 1 1 Regal Show World 1 2 Lusty Lady 2 Nevada 3 New York 4 Washington 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksCalifornia Edit The former Lusty Lady in San Francisco California Research on peep show establishments in California 3 examined the hypothesis that neighborhoods surrounding sex businesses such as peep show establishments and X rated movie stores have higher rates of crime The researchers compared 911 calls in peep show and control neighborhoods in San Diego Although peep show neighborhoods had approximately 16 percent more calls the researchers concluded that the difference was not statistically significant Other researchers reanalyzed the data and concluded that the difference was significant 4 Regal Show World Edit Regal Show World was an adult entertainment business on lower Market Street in San Francisco California 5 The company s slogan was Where you are king 6 The business had a peep show and an adult video arcade 5 7 8 The peep show had performers working in an enclosed round room with viewing booths surrounding it and sometimes had a double in the bubble show in which two performers worked simultaneously 6 During the winter of 1997 to 1998 the business had thirty five performers 5 At this time over 80 of performers there attempted to unionize and signed union authorization cards for representation by the Service Employees International Union SEIU Local 790 5 The business was owned by Bijou Group Inc a privately held company in San Francisco that was founded in 1990 9 10 Bijou Group owned similar businesses in San Francisco such as New Century Theater Market Street Cinema and the Campus Theater 5 11 Bijou Group Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization circa 1994 11 In November 1998 management of Regal Show World announced that the peep show would be closed on November 30th of that month due to economic reasons 5 At the time some performers in the industry stated that closure of the peep show was done as a retaliative measure against attempts for performers to unionize 5 The company declared bankruptcy after performers made a second attempt at unionization whereby the performers signed cards calling for a union election and the theater was closed 12 Lusty Lady Edit The former Lusty Lady peep show in San Francisco California entered the news in 1997 when it became the first U S sex business to be unionized In 2003 it was bought by the employees and became a worker cooperative It closed due to increased rent in 2013 13 Nevada EditIn Las Vegas in the early 1990s city authorities began to move peep shows and other sexually oriented businesses away from the city centre The last peep show in Las Vegas closed in 2019 1 New York EditTimes Square in New York was famous for its peep shows up until the 1990s Female performers would stand undressed on a small semicircular or circular stage surrounded by individual booths By inserting a token into a machine a patron could open the opaque partitions separating them from the stage He could then choose a performer and for the payment of a small tip summon her and fondle her sexually or ask her to perform sex acts on him After taking office as mayor in 1994 Rudy Giuliani waged a legal battle to shut down the Times Square peep shows Following a major legal decision in Giuliani s favor in 1998 the peep shows mostly closed 14 Washington Edit The marquee for the Lusty Lady peep show in Seattle The former Lusty Lady peep show in Seattle Washington was unlike its namesake in San Francisco not unionized Similar to the Lusty Lady in San Francisco however the Seattle peep show was deemed an iconic local landmark by the time it finally closed in 2010 Its closing was attributed to being unable to compete with pornography on the Internet 15 See also Edit Erotica and pornography portal Human sexuality portalVoyeurismReferences Edit a b Kelly Leigh Cooper 28 September 2019 Showgirl Video The last peep show in Las Vegas BBC News Jon Griffin Donlon Peep Shows St James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture According to Dr Elliot Chiu At first small booths with a seat a lock and a roll of paper towels were made available for individual viewing of 8 or 16 mm stag loops or for access to a usually circular stage with living performers Daniel Linz Bryant Paul and Mike Z Yao Peep show establishments police activity public place and time A study of secondary effects in San Diego California The Journal of Sex Research May 1 2006 Richard McCleary and James W Meeker Do peep shows cause crime The Journal of Sex Research May 1 2006 a b c d e f g Exotic Dancer s Alliance Winter 1997 1998 Retrieved 14 April 2015 a b Lilmissnever 2007 Live Nerd Girls Archived from the original on 14 June 2016 Retrieved 14 April 2015 via LiveJournal Davidson G 2012 Queer Commodities Contemporary US Fiction Consumer Capitalism and Gay and Lesbian Subcultures American Literature Readings in the Twenty First Century Palgrave Macmillan p 159 ISBN 978 1 137 01123 7 Spectator The Voice of Erotic San Francisco Vol 33 No 1 Issue 834 September 23 29 Alta glamour com Retrieved April 14 2015 Bijou Group Inc Manta com Retrieved 14 April 2015 Bijou Group Inc Findthecompany com Retrieved 14 April 2015 a b Erotic Dancers Receive Cash Judgments for Wages in Oregon and San Francisco Mitchell Brothers Next November 17 1995 Retrieved April 14 2015 Dank B B M Roberto Refinetti P D The Politics of Sexuality Sexuality and Culture Transaction Publishers p 65 ISBN 978 1 4128 3142 0 Roberts Chris 21 August 2013 SF s Famous Lusty Lady Peep Show to Close NBC Bay Area NBC Retrieved 9 August 2021 Friedman Josh 2007 Tales of Times Square Feral House ISBN 978 1 932 59528 4 Kaste Martin 21 April 2010 Marquee Lights Dim At Seattle s Lusty Lady Strip Club National Public Radio NPR Retrieved 9 August 2021 Further reading EditDank B B M Roberto Refinetti P D The Politics of Sexuality Sexuality and Culture Transaction Publishers pp 41 43 ISBN 978 1 4128 3142 0 Blee K M Twine F W 2001 Feminism and Antiracism International Struggles for Justice NYU Press p 61 ISBN 978 0 8147 9855 3 Regal Show World E D A GENERAL INFORMATION Summer Fall 1997 Issue 9 Exotic Dancer s Alliance Retrieved 14 April 2015 Southern Poetry Review Volumes 37 38 Southern Poetry Review 1998 p 69 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peep shows The Peep Show and Toy Theatre many museum pieces The Sunday Times Article about a sex workers co op at Soho UK peep show July 14 1985 Ashley West June 29 2014 Marty Hodas King of the Peeps audio interview The Rialto Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peep show amp oldid 1151498004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
