Large metal barricades at either end of the short street inform visitors that youths under 18 years of age, and all women are forbidden from entering. The street was originally cordoned off by the Nazis in as they could not seem to stop the practice of prostitution in the area, thus they decided to simply hide it behind walls where it could not bee seen by the casual citizen.
Despite its history and popularity the street has also come under fire for its troubling gender discrimination, however the ban on outside women in the street continues to this day.
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