The recession has spurred the market in used goods, making pawn shops trendy. May 11, 2011 -- If you're in the market for a 10-foot suit of armor -- or have some stuff to sell for quick cash -- ...

This was just the kind of thing that the forces of urban renewal were supposed to drive away. But instead, business has never been better at the last pawn, porn and tattoo shops in Old Pasadena. The ...

A sex shop in Oxford Road can have a six-month extension to its licence, councillors decided last night. Reading Borough Council said the XTC store could carry on trading, despite one councillor ...

The weathered Waverly Theater, shuttered for two years, stands just a few doors south of a string of seedy shops on Sixth Avenue and Third Street. Letters on the marquee read “Closed for Renovation,” ...

SUWON, Gyeonggi - The official name for the area around 1,119 beonji (street address) in Ingye-dong, Suwon, Gyeonggi, is Na Hye-sok Street, but today it is more commonly known as the “Ingye-dong Box.” ...

ANXIOUS residents fear a Bournemouth sex shop is about to be taken over by an operator who presents what they claim is a more “seedy” image. Essex-based sex shop company Darker Enterprises has applied ...

A drugs den which operated as a seedy 'swap shop' for villains and prostitutes to buy hard drugs has been closed down. A drugs den which operated as a seedy 'swap shop' for villains and prostitutes to ...