Sentence examples for seedy area from inspiring English sources

Tontine Street, now a seedy area with a reputation for drug dealing, boasted glamorous boutiques and the Orient Express ran through the town on its way to Paris.

As in other American cities, like Minneapolis and Los Angeles, this somewhat seedy area of warehouses and bail bondsmen suddenly looked good to artists and historically minded entrepreneurs.

On London Road, residents banded together to try to rebuild their neighbourhood, upset at the media portrayal of the street as a seedy area.

The hotel was nice but in a seedy area with lots of prostitutes hanging around – hardly the pedestrianised street with cafes and bars that we expected in Thission.

Mr. Ratner also played a role in the transformation of Times Square in the early 1990s, when most developers were unwilling to take a chance on the still seedy area.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department said that Mr. Smith met the girl in a seedy area, had sex with her and then transported her back and forth from Washington, D.C., to Atlantic City, N.J., while prostituting her.

"I like seedy areas, the seedier the better," says Ward. "Maybe it just comes down to taste, but it all just looks like money and profit to me".

"It's also about the clean up of Soho and how all the seedy areas are being replaced by posh coffee shops," she says.

Pulquerias are deliberately hard to find in seedy areas and close by sundown, but their alcohol-soaked floors still remain a toast to the Aztec gods.

He added: "It is when you get into the more seedy areas of stories, which don't have any public merit at all, the difficulties start".

When most people picture sex workers, they picture those who operate on the streets, under cover of night, usually using drugs and in seedy areas.