History of the “red light district activities” in the basement of VJ’s Grocery & Café in Volente, Texas exposed.

The basement of VJ’s Grocery & Café in Volente, Texas was rumored to have once been a brothel which was known as “the cave” to many Volente area residents. Much of the prostitution went on in this basement during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. VJ’s Grocery & Café operated from 1963 to 2008.

There were “red light district activities” that went on at VJ’s Grocery & Café. The basement of VJ’s supposedly served as a brothel. This was an area of the building rumored to have once been a brothel which was known as “the cave”. Many longtime residents and locals claim prostitution was said to have taken place below VJ’s Grocery. This was some of the illegal activity that when on in the VJ’s Grocery & Café.

This part of the building was off limits to many except John Nicholson as he lived where he worked. He did not only live where he worked, he owned the property his business was located on. His family members were the only other people which were permitted to go down there. Now there have been non-family members that were residents living down there as that is where the downstairs living area was located. Various families lived down there also.

The main building consisted of VJ's Grocery on the upper level facing FM 2769. The main building along with the deck was used as a bar and tavern with concrete interior floors. VJ’s Café was located on the upper level and the lower level with decking for outdoor dining and views of Lake Travis. Eventually VJ’s Café was later relocated to the lower level near where “the cave” was but was separated by a concrete wall. This concrete wall served as a sound barrier and buffer which hid the noise coming from “the cave” so people did not catch on to the activities that were going on down there.