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Our flophouse in Harlem was growing crowded.
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Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
His novels keep alive the Albany of the 1930s: the domain of swells, sports, and bums, of women with appetites, of flophouses and bowling alleys in the dark hours.
—Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026
Back in the day, the LaSalle Hotel was a flophouse, just about the only place for downtown residents.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
In one stunning moment, Marty, trying to take a shower in a flophouse, ends up falling through the ceiling and onto a shady man (Abel Ferrara) trying to give his dog a bath in the unit below.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
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Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
His novels keep alive the Albany of the 1930s: the domain of swells, sports, and bums, of women with appetites, of flophouses and bowling alleys in the dark hours.
—Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026
Back in the day, the LaSalle Hotel was a flophouse, just about the only place for downtown residents.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
In one stunning moment, Marty, trying to take a shower in a flophouse, ends up falling through the ceiling and onto a shady man (Abel Ferrara) trying to give his dog a bath in the unit below.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Flophouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flophouse. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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