The Birthplace of Homelessness

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Southeast Portland, close in, used to be all shanty town. Tin shacks in fields of deep mud.

on March 16, 2016 at 7:58 PM

It never used to rain in Portland. Foster Road was a dirt path through a forest of giant, old growth fir. Back then, there was a continual light, fine mist, but not rain, until they cut down all the trees; my grandmother recalled.

on March 16, 2016 at 8:01 PM

Good article. You should continue with the various mayors' homeless plans, Transition Projects and Outside In. This was shot in the Ace Hotel when it was an SRO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKPcR3tA…

R on March 18, 2016 at 10:10 AM

as technology took hold of the production/ construction world laborers lost their usefulness and their leverage thereby allowing the people owning the technology to set the new standard; close the brothels, cut your hair, and do customer service (for me) or sleep outside where I'll call the cops on you... No wonder they'd rather sleep outside.

guidogazz on March 19, 2016 at 4:15 PM