Some motels resist the drug dealers and prostitutes, providing a haven for working-class families.
The future of the motels includes nostalgia, reuse and, perhaps, bulldozers. All of the reports list the address of a Central Avenue motel. That doesn't mean that each of these reported crimes occured inside the motels. Others may have been in the parking lot or on the street in front of the motel. Traffic offenses and other minor offenses, such as disorderly conduct, are not included in this database.