Pahrump Report
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:04 am
So we had the opportunity to overnight in Pahrump, NV the other night. More accurate would be to say we were forced to. The motel in the little desert town we were going to was booked and Pahrump was the next closest by a lot.
It is easy to take cheap shots at the town. Like the old sunbeaten billboard as you come in announcing Chateau homes on the left. It is unclear if the Chateau refers to the mobile homes or the or the very middle class stucco homes like where I would live.
Pahrump kind of began in the 1960s by desert dwellers who did not need phone, water, sewage, TV or paved roads, It has slowly grown to about 45,000 now and has all of the above. It does have a nice golf course. The Best Western at night is eye catching with palm trees festooned with lights and we had a really good meal at the onsite Indian restaurant with a real Hindu owner constantly circulating to be sure everything was functioning smoothly.
Pahrump has clearly grown to attract a different type of person, but you still see plenty of signs of earlier Pahrump.
The Pahrump Valley Times had a front-page story about The LOVE at the Ranch has faded. Prostitution in Nevada is legal by county option. It is legal in all Nevada counties (ie never made illegal) except Clark (Vegas), Washoe (Reno) and a Mormon stronghold in eastern Nevada, Pahrump is in Nye County about as close to Vegas as you can get, so has always had whore houses. The Love Ranch (famous for Lamar Odom passing out there) was one of seven once owned by Dennis Hof. Hof was one of the characters who was an author, reality TV star and Republican politician who billed himself as the Trump of Pahrump.
The Ranch was closed in 2018 for various infractions and non-payments weeks before he died on site only to go on and win the election after his death. It has since been bought by a company whose officers include a lady who is dedicated to fighting sexual violence and trafficking, so it is unlikely to re-open as a bordello.
The times are changing in Pahrump.
It is easy to take cheap shots at the town. Like the old sunbeaten billboard as you come in announcing Chateau homes on the left. It is unclear if the Chateau refers to the mobile homes or the or the very middle class stucco homes like where I would live.
Pahrump kind of began in the 1960s by desert dwellers who did not need phone, water, sewage, TV or paved roads, It has slowly grown to about 45,000 now and has all of the above. It does have a nice golf course. The Best Western at night is eye catching with palm trees festooned with lights and we had a really good meal at the onsite Indian restaurant with a real Hindu owner constantly circulating to be sure everything was functioning smoothly.
Pahrump has clearly grown to attract a different type of person, but you still see plenty of signs of earlier Pahrump.
The Pahrump Valley Times had a front-page story about The LOVE at the Ranch has faded. Prostitution in Nevada is legal by county option. It is legal in all Nevada counties (ie never made illegal) except Clark (Vegas), Washoe (Reno) and a Mormon stronghold in eastern Nevada, Pahrump is in Nye County about as close to Vegas as you can get, so has always had whore houses. The Love Ranch (famous for Lamar Odom passing out there) was one of seven once owned by Dennis Hof. Hof was one of the characters who was an author, reality TV star and Republican politician who billed himself as the Trump of Pahrump.
The Ranch was closed in 2018 for various infractions and non-payments weeks before he died on site only to go on and win the election after his death. It has since been bought by a company whose officers include a lady who is dedicated to fighting sexual violence and trafficking, so it is unlikely to re-open as a bordello.
The times are changing in Pahrump.
