Toggle navigation. Apply here. Get answers to your questions. About 12 miles out, you'll see the sign for the Mustang exit. Until the Mustang Ranches were closed by government fiat, the Old Bridge Ranch was the often neglected littlest step sister of the three brothels. Although the Old Bridge Ranch was an easy stroll down the road, it was out of sight and therefore out of mind. When you pull off the Interstate 80, you'll follow the road down a hill, as it curves toward the Truckee River, then under a railroad overpass.
The original name of the first brothel in the area was, The Mustang-Bridge Ranch. As you emerge from the overpass, you'll drive over the namesake, single lane bridge, which goes over the Truckee River. I was told by a local character, who goes by the moniker of Yellowstone Red, and who's been around as long as the brothels, a fire destroyed the original brothel. Until the Mustang was ready for business, trailers were used on the old site.
The first buildings one sees, are the locked and no longer maintained, red tiled roof, pink stucco Mustang Ranch buildings. The patina of neglect is painfully evident when you see the exteriors. They remind me of fast aging dowagers, who were once belles of the ball. They are now deteriorating relics, as the people who were the heart and soul of the operation are gone.
The buildings stand as melancholy memorials, reminders of their vibrant, times past. For those of us who've had some good times in their parlour, we can still hear the raucous noise made by the sound mix from the cacophony of chattering voices, as the guys and dolls danced their mating dance while the jukebox blared in the background. The two Mustangs had a combined line-up that had three to four times the number of ladies to choose from, than the Old Bridge Ranch.
Guys usually found a lady to suit his taste in these houses, so there was no need to go even the short distance down the road. The Old Bridge Ranches line-up was limited by having only 26 rooms available. The two Mustang Ranches, with their combined capacity, were able to house approximately or more ladies.
