Mercedes Yaeger has been running the Market Ghost Tours for the last 5 years and in the process of telling ghost stories, she has learned a lot about the history of 1st Avenue. What today are condominiums and restaurants, was once a thriving community of flesh for sale. "Flesh Avenue", as it was known, encompassed 1st Avenue starting at 1st and Pike and also stretched East along Pike St. In the mid 1970's the area was so full of prostitution local business owners organized a protest hanging signs that read "Take it off our streets" in their windows. In 1975, the Seattle City Council considered a law that would take it off the streets and legalize sex acts in private spaces. In early Seattle, Mayors argued that prostitution was a needed commodity in Seattle, to service the thousands of men headed to the Klondike Goldrush. In fact, in one form or another it visibly existed in buildings and on the streets of downtown Seattle until the early 1980's.

The tour is only for people over the age of 21 and ID is required.

The Seattle Lust Tour is an attempt to discuss the history of prostitution and more specifically, adult entertainment in Seattle, and the politics surrounding both subjects. The tour is focused on the 1970's.