The RoteHaus Laufhaus stands on the corner at the beginning of the street and another Laufhaus lies at the other end. A plan of 'im Winkel' is shown below. The local slang names for the area include apparently "Gurke", "Eierberg" and "Riemenwalzwerk".
Cars are parked up in a secured environment. More information on this website. Cars can also be driven in from the other end. It had been set up just after with good illumination and with an office of a Catholic social service on-site. There were Verrichtungsboxen, where the friver could not open the door because of the adjacent wall but the passenger could.
It started off with about 60 sex workers but that then swelled to And criminal activity increased, including shootings, in an area close by residential property. However it does appear to be continuing in some form according to newspaper reports from There are also now locations where you can buy food which was not always so. Although way back, Charlottenstrasse was occupied by several decent bars. Some links :- Lust Meile Vulkanhaus Laufhaus. Sexxx Palace.
A good pointer is the tall chimney of the Duisburg Stadtwerke power station. As you can see from the picture, this tower is certainly visible from the Schwanentor Bridge over the Inner Harbor. The place consists of a five-storey building with each window numbered. This obviously creates problems for windows that are higher up. Seems not be a well-thought of place for general quality. The view to the left is from the railway line, South of the Central Station.
How to Get There : It is directly next to the railway line, south of the main station. Best way on foot is to go south from the railway station. Go along as far as it will go and then turn right. The U-Bahn has a station on Berliner Platz, from where you can go down either side of the Arbeitsamt. Alternatively, start from the Limbecker Center on the southern edge of the Berliner Platz.
