Something bad happened. Maybe. We never found out.
East end of Allen Street,
at Sixth Street. This was known as "the wickedest nightspot between New
Orleans and San Francisco" during its heydey in the 1880s. The theater was
named for 14 bird cages suspended from the ceiling and used by prostitutes
to ply their trade, as "A Bird in a Gilded Cage." It still bears 140 bullet
holes from 16 gunfights.