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What's a "road colony"?

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Lawrence Sanders, Caper, 1980. 1987 paperback edition, page 61:

We saw crumbling walls, decayed ceilings, cracked plumbing fixtures, exposed electrical wiring. We saw one room that appeared to have decorative wallpaper until we realized it was an enormous road colony. We saw a once-elegant hotel that had become a whore's dormitory.

What's a road colony? Web searches and dictionary lookups are yielding me nothing relevant.

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Maybe a typo? (2 comments)
Maybe a typo?
Monica Cellio‭ wrote about 1 year ago

One person I shared this link with suggested that it's a typo for "roach colony", which seems to fit with the passage you quoted. Maybe someone can check other editions of the book?

msh210‭ wrote about 1 year ago

That makes a lot of sense. And indeed this 1980 edition has "roach" where ther later edition has "road". Thanks!