A flophouse is a place that provides low cost lodging with a place to sleep and not much more. It has a shared bathroom and provides no meals. These originated in the early 1900s though I am not sure if they still exist today. They had other names also, especially in other countries. The quarters inside were very small sometimes like an office cubicle. The people who used these were mostly transient workers. I think the modern version of these are called pods.
My model has commercial wood sides with a cast metal frame at the top of the front. At the bottom is a simulated paper cement block base. The front and side windows are commercial products by Tichy. The front door and rear windows are scratch built. There is a Flophouse sign over the door and some tobacco signs on the walls. The smoke stack is a plastic commercial part.
In the rear view above you can see a small shed. The right side is plain and there will be a small bar next to it. That is what I will build next.
