Skid row
WordNet
noun
(1) A city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Probably from , transferred to the streets of towns where loggers had recreation on their time off.
Noun
- An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by run-down or abandoned buildings, alcoholism and homelessness, and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution.