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Saigon's Gay Life Dims As Police Close Venues
Saigon, once famed for sex and sin, moves toward conservative normalcy as gambling dens shut, opium access narrows, and brothels close after police pressure. Street life shifts to antiseptic clubs in Cholon, Rue Continant renamed, while expatriate revelry fades and Vietnamese bustle rises amid independence.
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Saigon
Cholon
Grande Monde
Rue Continant
Rue de la Paix
Hanoi
Ho Chi-Minh