From 1950 to 1970, Peitou gradually changed into a red light district, and this flourished until the government ended the licensing of prostitutes in 1979.
民國四十年到六十年的北投，更成為燈紅酒綠的聲色場所，直到民國六十八年政府收回公娼牌照後，才逐漸式微。