skid row

US /ˈskɪd roʊ/
UK /ˈskɪd roʊ/
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skid row, barrio bajo

a run-down area of a city, typically inhabited by homeless people, alcoholics, or drug addicts

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He ended up living on skid row after losing his job.
Terminó viviendo en skid row después de perder su trabajo.
The city council is trying to revitalize the old skid row area.
El ayuntamiento está tratando de revitalizar la antigua zona de skid row.