Agnes tells you where to go...

With all of the talk of "North of Warren" (NoWa or NOW) and "South of Warren" (SoWa or SOW), we asked "Agnes", our living-on-the-streets reporter and old Hudson whore, what ARE all the neighborhoods in Hudson?

Here's her response:

Enough with yer "SoWa" "NoWa" talk! It brings up these memories you see. My therapist at CoArc... or is it Savoia... says I need to expunge these things.

You see there was this one Diamond Street madam, Miss Speedy we called her, who wanted us to do four incalls or three outcalls an hour! Can you imagine? Thank Saint Christopher that Hudson is a small town and we could just hop on our bike and get around do our business and get home. Anyways, we had to devise a kinda verbal shorthand around Hudson to keep us girls moving.

We made up our metaphorical hieroglyphics to use when we were on the run -- you know, like when we got "emergency" calls and had to scoot quick. Most of the ones we used wouldn't make any sense to you because Hudson has changed so much... so much is gone... Diamond Street, the General Worth Hotel, the Chick Shack, the Tainted Lady, the Crystal Room, M&T Beanery... and the old customers have all moved to Florida or the Oak Park Cemetery.

With my friends the SluAbTan (the Sluts Above Tanzi's) we sat down and composed some new ones you can use. For free -- you don't have to buy me a drink or anything. It reminds me of the old days here to talk like this. Can I bum a cigarette? Menthol's OK.

Aggie


SpoRo = Spook Rock
WeHo = West of the Hospital
NoPro = North of the Promenade
WeWilPla = West of Willard Place
RosCo = Corner of Rossman
CoRoSec = Corner of Rope and Second
UpFiHo = Upstairs at the Fire House
LoWaDeCo = Lower Warren Dealer's Corner
CoDuDo = Corner by Dunkin Donuts
WeFro = West of Front Street
NoStoRog = No Stock Rogerson's
NoWarIn = North of the Warren Inn
WeStaStroBlo = West State Street Stroller Block
MeDeAl = Meat Department at Aldi
TaSiFoSi =Table Six Food Sing
StaDiWi = Staying at the Inn at Hudson
StaDreRo = Stageworks Dressing Room
AcLeGa = Across from Le Gamin
AlEgReMa = Allen Street Egyptian Revival Mansion
ShaBli = Shadow of Bliss Towers
ArVi = Around Vico
WayNoChe = Way North Chelsea
StaGaMeRo = Stair Galleries Men's Room
NoLiTa = North of the Library Tar
TeeEssEll = Kaufmans Bakery
BeGo = Behind Goodwill
AbFaStock = Above Face Stockholm
ToMuCu = Top of the Muddy Cup
DiBaDo = Diner Back Door
InCaMe = Inn at Ca' Mea
AcFroArm = Across from the Armory
LooCreeSwiPo = Loomis Creek Swimming Pool
WaPaLo = WalMart Parking Lot
ReDoBa = Red Dot Bathroom
AmHi = Amtrak Heights
MiPriUnCri = Miss Priss' Union Street Crib
SoWaLaOx = South of Warren Ladies Auxiliary Underground Hideout
HoHo = Heart of Hudson, Fourth and Warren