Definition of SKID ROW

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Recent Examples on the Web It was decided that a section of Hollywood, with about 100,000 people, high levels of addiction and mental illness but not as many services as skid row, would be a good place to test Trieste. — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Column: This small Italian city might have an answer for L.A.'s homeless catastrophe," 4 Oct. 2019 That, residents and property owners say, has brought rats and disease into skid row and surrounding neighborhoods. — Dakota Smith, latimes.com, "L.A. agreed to let homeless people keep their skid row belongings. That could change," 5 July 2019 As seen in the film, the middle-aged Moore was inspired to perfect these skid row toasts. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "Fact-checking 'Dolemite Is My Name': Rudy Ray Moore's true story really is that wild," 25 Oct. 2019 White said the killing was one of a number of tent fires that ripped through the skid row area in August, with several occurring near the same intersection where Fields was attacked. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, "Firecrackers. Molotov cocktails. Fire attacks have shaken L.A.’s homeless community," 18 Oct. 2019 In it the gay African-American of the title lounges in a Chelsea Hotel penthouse, relating outlandish tales about his past as a hustler, houseboy, cabaret performer, bon vivant, and skid row derelict. — BostonGlobe.com, "Most read on BostonGlobe.com," 11 Oct. 2019 Two of the men were killed on The Bowery, which cuts through the heart of Chinatown and has for decades been known as New York’s skid row. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Suspect held in fatal bludgeoning of sleeping homeless men," 5 Oct. 2019 Two of the men were killed on The Bowery, which cuts through the heart of Chinatown and has for decades been known as New York's skid row. — Author: Verena Dobnik, Rebecca Gibian, Anchorage Daily News, "4 homeless men beaten to death with pipe in New York City," 5 Oct. 2019 Two of the men were killed on The Bowery, which cuts through the heart of Chinatown and has for decades been known as New York's skid row. — Verena Dobnik And Rebecca Gibian, chicagotribune.com, "4 homeless men beaten to death with pipe in New York City," 5 Oct. 2019

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“Skid row.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skid%20row. Accessed 26 January 2020.