Fairvilla
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Fairvilla is a chain of adult retail stores based in Orlando, Florida. It is owned by Bill Murphy and Shari Murphy.[1][2]
Background[edit]
Fairvilla opened its first location, called Fairvilla Twin Cinema, in 1971 in Orlando, Florida. Initially, it opened as a general theater, but, following the release of Deep Throat in 1972, it began showing adult soft-core features.
In 1991, Fairvilla Twin Cinema became Fairvilla Adult Video.[3] The store added gifts, toys and lingerie and changed its name to reflect its expanded offerings, becoming Fairvilla Megastore in 1993. Fairvilla opened[when?] four additional locations in Florida.
In 2002, when opening the third store, owner Bill Murphy filed a lawsuit against the city of Key West, because they refused to grant the store an adult business license.[4] The store also met with some controversy when it opened its fourth store on the tourist-laden street International Drive in 2012.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Body Magazine // Retail Profile // Fair Villa".
- ^ Laurence O'Toole (1999). Pornocopia: porn, sex, technology and desire. Serpent's Tail. p. 128. ISBN 9781852427207.
- ^ "Show's over at Orange's Last Adult Theater". Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ^ "Megastore Owner Wins Key West Battle AVN".
- ^ "Fairvilla opens up new adult shop on I-Drive | www.wftv.com". www.wftv.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28.
External links[edit]
- http://www.floridatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/02/13/fifty-shades-increasing-sales-brevards-fairvilla/23379513/
- http://www.alternet.org/story/141586/the_joy_of_sex_toys%3A_how_vibrators_stopped_being_'shameful'_secrets
- http://www.theledger.com/article/20090205/NEWS/902050369 Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- http://issuu.com/watermarkmedia/docs/1704-sex
- http://weblog.globaladultmedia.com/2007/04/porn-and-adult-toy-stores-extreme-makeovers-for-the-future-of-adult-retail/ Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-08-01/news/9707310968_1_pugh-orlando-store-specializes
- http://www.hypeorlando.com/living-a-sex-positive-life/2014/05/01/what-is-fairvilla-university/