skid row

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.
2. 2
   A situation of great desperation or misfortune.
3. 3
   Alternative letter-case form of skid row.

Proper noun

1. 1
   Several neighborhoods in the United States and Canada associated with crime, homelessness or the lumber industry: A neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
2. 2
   Several neighborhoods in the United States and Canada associated with crime, homelessness or the lumber industry: A neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.
3. 3
   Several neighborhoods in the United States and Canada associated with crime, homelessness or the lumber industry: A neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, also called the Gateway District
4. 4
   Several neighborhoods in the United States and Canada associated with crime, homelessness or the lumber industry: A neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States, also called the Bowery
5. 5
   Several neighborhoods in the United States and Canada associated with crime, homelessness or the lumber industry: A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, also called Old Town-Chinatown
6. 6
   Several neighborhoods in the United States and Canada associated with crime, homelessness or the lumber industry: A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
7. 7
   Several neighborhoods in the United States and Canada associated with crime, homelessness or the lumber industry: A neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada called the DTES, commonly referred to as east hastings