The mustang ranches
Mustang Bridge Ranch
America’s first legal brothel.
Opened in 1964
Ownership changed to Joe and Sally Conforte 1967
Burned to the ground in June 1982
Featured in the movie Charley Varrick (1975)
Featured in the documentary film Mustang: The House That Joe Built (1975), best documentary runner-up in 1976 Golden Globe Awards
Mustang Ranch
The world-famous brothel
Opened in May 1976
Closed by the IRS in September 1990
Sold then reopened with Joe Conforte managing in December 1990
Conforte retired to Brazil in 1991
Closed and shuttered by the IRS in August 1999
Featured in the movie Death Dimension aka Freeze Bomb (1981)
Featured in the movie Love Ranch (2010)
Mustang Annex/Triangle River Ranch
The Mustang Ranch Annex/Triangle River Ranch sits a stone’s throw from Mustang Ranch.
Opened in March 1984
Closed by the IRS in September 1990
Sold then reopened with Joe Conforte managing in December 1990
Conforte retired to Brazil in 1991
Closed and shuttered by the IRS in August 1999
