what is the meaning of the name skid
Two photos of the original Skid Road (Mill Street, now Yesler Way) in Seattle, Washington. A skid row or skid road is an impoverished area, typically urban, inhabited by the poor, the homeless, or others considered disreputable or forgotten by society. A skid row may be anything from an impoverished urban district to a red-light district to a gathering area for the homeless.