Pigeons have spread out under the porches.
Inside, behind the windows, terry towels are still hanging over the bar stools, as if one of the women were about to sit down and present themselves to possible suitors.
But the windows are dusty.
Herbertstrasse is only a deserted backdrop.
An elderly lady looks furtively around the corner of the entrance, she is finally allowed to look - otherwise women and under-18s are not allowed to enter the famous brothel mile.
Then steps from high heels echo over the cobblestones.
Laura, as the mid-twenties with a black wig calls herself, makes sure everything is in order.
The Kiez starts into the second Corona year.
In mid-March 2020, as part of the fight against the pandemic, the bulkheads were closed on Sankt Pauli, bars, clubs, restaurants and brothels had to close.
While more than 20,000 visitors strolled along the Reeperbahn on some days, hardly anyone is currently straying on what is probably the most famous amusement mile in the world.