Denison Tops in Play For Pay

    I knew the old homestead was a top
achiever in many fields, BUT this was a
new one on me..
    Denison, Texas was always a pioneer
when it came to advances in Texas.. The
first city in Texas to have free mail delivery
to individual homes.. the first ice factory in
Texas..the tallest building in the state in 1875
was the 'Security Exchange' located on the
corner of Main & Burnett... Denison was the
first city in Texas with free public schools...
the very first interurban electric transportation
line between Denison & Sherman was a
first in the state when completed in 1896..
and of course, the first place the railroads
came to Texas. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas
(later to be named the Katy Railroad) line
liked Denison so much they made it their
statewide headquarters.. It was the presence
of so many railroad workers that brought 
Denison another milestone. From 1840-1865
the city of San Antonio had always been the
top spot in Texas when it came to prostitution.
I guess the cowboys had a thing for all the
senoritas there. When the railroad and all of its 
construction crews congested in North Texas
the ladies migrated also. Denison became #1
in Texas from 1870-1890 when it came to 
prostitution. Girls as young as twelve worked
the streets (and hotels) of Denison, plying 
their trade for as little as twenty-five cents
per encounter. That brings me to the photos
in this posting. I have always been interested
in the building at the corner of Rusk & Burnett

in Denison. Rumor has it, it was a former (brothel)
house of prostitution back in the 1800's..and
the architecture of the building would seem to
back that up. There are obvious likeness's of
the male penis all around the top of the building.
If you disagree, tell me what else it could be..