Rum Row
US (now historical )
noun
1A part of a town or city frequented by alcoholics, vagrants, etc., or where an abundance of public houses, taverns, etc., are located.
2(During the Prohibition era) a row of ships loaded with illicit liquor, anchored outside of the jurisdiction of the United States; an area in which such a row of ships is found.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in New York Daily Tribune.