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Nana Plaza

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27: 43: 294: 342: 306: 318: 330: 235:(formally known as Eclipse group) – one of Thailand's largest bar and nightclub operators – for a rumored US$ 25,000,000 after the land was inherited by seven sisters who wanted nothing to do with a red-light area. Panthera Group renovated the complex, becoming the landlord and providing the management and security services. 50: 222:
The plaza's U-shaped building is roughly square-shaped, with a single opening on the west side, and consists of a ground floor and two additional floors arranged around a courtyard. It started as a restaurant and shopping center in the late-1970s. During the early-1980s, a few
255:. Smoking is banned indoors. There are two elevators, one on the north side of the building and one on the south. The building closes at 03:00 and lies dormant until the following evening. In 2016 two waitresses in the plaza's 227:
appeared and gradually replaced the shops and restaurants. By the mid-1980s around twenty go-go bars had opened in the three-level court, taking advantage of the expansion of tourist hotels in the area.
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go-go bar said that they received monthly wages equivalent to £130 (US$ 165) and daily tips equivalent to £11–16 (US$ 14–20). This compares with a 2016 average monthly wage in Thailand of around 13,800
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In 2012 Nana Plaza was sold to a Thai JVC company Nana Partners Co Ltd., co-owned by Fico corporation and
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for sex. Most bar girls in Nana Plaza will leave with customers upon payment of a
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Entrance to Nana Entertainment Plaza showing the old overhead signage
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As of July 2019, Nana Plaza housed 30 bars and three
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Entrance to Nana Plaza when it was a shopping center
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Nana Plaza entrance sign, 2017
Nana Plaza is located in Bangkok
Sukhumvit Road
Coordinates
13°44′28.9″N 100°33′11.4″E / 13.741361°N 100.553167°E / 13.741361; 100.553167
Nana BTS station
nanaplazabkk.com
red-light district
Bangkok
Thailand
commercial building
Khlong Toei District
BTS Skytrain
Nana Station
Lek Nana
Soi Cowboy
Patpong
go-go bars
Panthera Group
short-time hotels
bargirl
bar fine
baht
"hotels"
kathoey
go-go dancers
Nana Plaza Shopping Center
Nana Entertainment Plaza
Nana Plaza, May 2004
Ladyboys, Cascade Bar

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