Village of the Damned Walking into Homeless Downtown Los Angeles, walk with me on a weekend morning as we explore the everyday life of a homeless person, from drug use to Just surviving and staying warm its all here on skid row.
*Skid Row* in Los Angeles is a neighborhood located in *Downtown Los Angeles**, officially known as **Central City East**. It's an area with a **long history* of police raids, targeted city initiatives, and homelessness advocacy. Here are some key points about Skid Row:
1. *Origin of the Name:*
- The term "skid row" comes from a logging practice where logs were slid down greased skids to nearby rivers. Loggers who accompanied the logs would wait at the bottom for transportation back to the logging camp.
- Over time, the term was used for areas where people with no money gathered, becoming synonymous with depressed streets in cities.
2. *Homelessness Population:*
- Skid Row contains one of the *largest stable populations of homeless people* in the United States, estimated at over **4,400**.
- This condensed homeless population has been present since at least the **1930s**.
3. *Geographic Boundaries:*
- Skid Row covers approximately *fifty city blocks* immediately east of downtown Los Angeles.
- It is bordered by Third Street to the north, Seventh Street to the south, Alameda Street to the east, and Main Street to the west.
4. *Historical Context:*
- City officials established Skid Row in *1976* as an unofficial "containment zone" for homeless shelters and services.
- During the 1970s, two Catholic Workers, Catherine Morris and Jeff Dietrich, founded the *"Hippie Kitchen"* in the back of a van to provide assistance.
5. *Demographics:*
- As of 2019, the racial demographics of Central City East (which includes Skid Row) were approximately **39.7% Black/African American, 22.3% White, 16.3% Asian, and 15.1% Hispanic or Latino**.
- The population consists of both native and foreign-born residents.
Despite its challenges, Skid Row remains a notable district in Los Angeles due to its unique history and ongoing advocacy efforts³⁴. If you'd like more information, feel free to explore the [Skid Row History Museum & Archive](www.lapovertyd.... 🌟
Source: Conversation with Copilot, 6/8/2024
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(2) Skid Row, Los Angeles - Wikiwand. www.wikiwand.c....
(3) Skid Row History Museum & Archive. www.lapovertyd....
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(5) What Is Skid Row? - Union Rescue Mission. urm.org/about/....
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