胭(yan)脂胡(hu)同(tong)(tong)(tong),原(yuan)名為胭(yan)脂巷,全長100米(mi),寬約5米(mi)巷。其北口開在百順胡(hu)同(tong)(tong)(tong),南(nan)口開在兩廣路(lu)上珠市口西大(da)街。胡(hu)同(tong)(tong)(tong)呈南(nan)北方向,其中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)有東(dong)壁營(ying)與西壁營(ying)從(cong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)穿過。現殘(can)存(cun)長僅有三(san)四(si)十(shi)米(mi),胡(hu)同(tong)(tong)(tong)雖(sui)小(xiao),但(dan)常被列入(ru)八大(da)胡(hu)同(tong)(tong)(tong)之中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。在這幾(ji)個胡(hu)同(tong)(tong)(tong)里胭(yan)脂胡(hu)同(tong)(tong)(tong)最短,但(dan)一等妓院(yuan)有十(shi)多家。
此地(di)曾有店鋪(pu)制售胭(yan)脂粉,主供“八大胡同”煙花女施(shi)用,故名(ming)胭(yan)脂胡同。
過去(qu)胭脂胡同的(de)一等妓院(yuan)有10多家(jia),其(qi)中蒔花館是一家(jia)三進帶跨院(yuan)的(de)大四合院(yuan),幾乎占(zhan)了半(ban)條胡同。據李金(jin)龍先生(sheng)考(kao)證,明朝時,這個大院(yuan)叫蘇家(jia)大院(yuan),有名的(de)妓女(nv)蘇三(玉(yu)堂春(chun))曾在此居(ju)住。其(qi)正門幾經變故,現今(jin)已(yi)是百順(shun)胡同居(ju)委會。
明代(dai)小說《警(jing)世通言(yan)》及京劇中流傳很廣的王(wang)景隆(金龍)與蘇三(玉堂春)的故事(shi),有人考證就發生在胭(yan)脂胡(hu)(hu)同(tong)內的“蘇家(jia)大院蒔花館(guan)”。它是一處三進四合院。其大門開在百(bai)順胡(hu)(hu)同(tong)。
據(ju)史載這條胡同在咸豐年間就:“香車絡繹不(bu)絕、妓風(feng)大熾、呼酒(jiu)喚客徹(che)夜震耳。”