The Ugly side of American dream

Not all roses are red. Not all that glitters is gold. These harrowing pictures were captured by Suzanne Stein, one of US's best street photographers. She reveals the weird reality of the gloom residing in the glory of Los Angeles' Skid Row where drug addiction and vagrancy are normal.  

This woman, named Sharon, was attacked and cut by a woman who did not like her near her street corner.

Lonely man laughs as kid looks on

Doreen eases her frustration with a retardant substance 

Doreen applying make-up

Woman poses with a cup of ice

Victoria isn't the shy type as she reveals her rotten tooth

Forget the rags, she's got a nice posture

Genevine pulling the "F" finger to her boyfriend rival 

Jennifer prepares for the day's outing

Victoria in her best outfit 

The Skid Row drug addiction ...sanity is no big deal

Genevine flips through rough papers 

The lady in red shoes

Here's a gay party

The plump and the skinny...who cares? 

The cool side of Doreen...what relevance does it make? 

Woman in explicit T'shirt

Man with knife offers Stein some diapers for money...

The cheerful side of Victoria

Victoria is also religious 

Culled from the UK Sun