Skid Row, located in the downtown area of Los Angeles, encompasses several city blocks that are notorious for drug dealings, gang infractions and general lawlessness. Never did I think I would spend three days living there. But I did exactly that as I worked and slept at the Union Rescue Mission for three days with several peers from my high school. The Union Rescue Mission is a huge building in the heart of Skid Row that houses hundreds of homeless people and serves thousands of meals each day.