 The South Loop was historically home to vice districts, including the brothels, bars, burlesque theaters, and arcades.Inexpensive residential hotels on Van Buren and State Street made it one of the city's Skid Rows until the 1970s.One of the largest homeless shelters in the city, the Pacific Garden Mission, was located at State and Balbo from 1923 to 2007, when it moved to 1458 S. Canal St.