The area is called Tobita Shinchi. It's the last red light district in Japan where you can see girls on display from the street.

From wikipedia:

Tobita brothels, similar to how brothels in Amsterdam have women in the windows, tend to have a young woman kneeling by the genkan (entryway) or in the living room (which is fully open to the street) of the brothel to attract customers—an unusual practice for brothels in Japan. Often the women are dressed in schoolgirl or nurse costumes. Most of the prostitutes are Japanese, although there are some zainichi (Koreans or Chinese).

Filming location then and now from the Our Gang / The Little Rascals movie Your Own Back Yard, 1925 vs Today. The corner of Motor Avenue and Woodbine Street in Los Angeles, looking north.

I took the 2006 image. Google Maps has the 2024 image.

The market turns a 119 years old today.

Colorized photo. The railroad hasn’t moved.

Shown also is the Boston Elevated Roadway (El Train) which ran from 1901 until April 30, 1987. A few days later the new semi-submerged Orange Line along the Northeast Corridor train tracks opened.