Storms Trash Floods on Skid Row Homeless Downtown Los Angeles California. Walk with me to the Midnight Mission in the heart of Skid Row early morning into a rainstorm. Rare thunder event here on skid row. Trash is everywhere as it looks like a party the night before. Trash is a common sight in and around the Homeless Encampments.
*Skid Row* in Los Angeles is a neighborhood that has a long and tragic history. Since the **Great Depression**, it has been infamous for its **condensed homeless population**, poverty, and crime. Covering more than **50 city blocks**, Skid Row is where thousands of homeless people live. But this area's roots go back even further.
In the late 1800s, Los Angeles became the *last stop* on early trains traveling across the United States. As a result, vagabonds, runaways, and others with nowhere else to go arrived in the City of Angels, and eventually, in what would become Skid Row. Over the decades, the area grew, attracting war veterans, drug addicts, and those who could no longer afford rising rents. Many spent their nights in bedraggled tents on the streets.
In the 1970s, the city adopted a policy of *"containment"**, concentrating most homeless services in Skid Row and attempting to separate it from the rest of Los Angeles. Despite efforts, Skid Row has only expanded over time. Economic crises and housing policies have contributed to its growth, and the ongoing **fentanyl epidemic* continues to devastate those living there. Unfortunately, there's no clear end in sight¹.
The term *"skid row"* originally came from Seattle, where "skid roads" were used by loggers to transport timber to ports. By the 1930s, it referred to run-down urban areas catering to low-income people and the unhoused. In Los Angeles, the birth of what became Skid Row happened even earlier. In 1876, the city became the last stop of the transcontinental railroad, leading to an influx of transients, seasonal workers, and displaced Civil War veterans. Inexpensive hotels, bars, and brothels sprang up in the area to serve this population¹.
As of July 2023, there are approximately *46,000 homeless people* in Los Angeles, with an estimated *5,000* residing in Skid Row. Some estimates put that number even higher, at around **15,000**. The challenges faced by Skid Row continue to be immense, and city officials grapple with finding solutions¹.
Tent encampments have become a common sight on Skid Row, lining the streets where people struggle to survive. The crisis in Skid Row is emblematic of the broader homelessness issue faced by many West Coast cities³. Recently, crews have been dismantling some of these encampments, but tensions remain high as the struggle to address homelessness persists⁴.
Source: Conversation with Bing, 4/6/2024
(1) Inside Skid Row, Los Angeles' Neighborhood For The Homeless. allthatsintere....
(2) Tent encampments used to be rare on Skid Row. Now they take up ... - KCRW. www.kcrw.com/n....
(3) Skid Row: Tensions flare as crews dismantle several homeless .... abc7.com/skid-....
(4) Los Angeles County to appeal orders to shelter people on skid row. www.nbcnews.co....
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