World-famous, legendary: Hamburg's harbor district St. Pauli is a sinful mile, red-light district, refuge for gangsters and stranded people at the same time, but also the starting point of musical world successes such as the Beatles or Jimi Hendrix. As if through a prism of contemporary German history, the documentary series anecdotally sketches the life stories of prominent and unknown St. Paulians on the basis of the quarter's most famous streets. Exclusive archive footage and visually appealing insights into subculture and rebellion create a lively chronicle and a morality tale of one of the most fascinating places in the world.