Rain Man on skid Row Homeless Encampments Downtown Los Angeles

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  • Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
  • Rain Man on skid Row Homeless Encampments Downtown Los Angeles, walk with me during a storm on skid row. high winds and heavy rain as the homeless try and stay dry. A difficulty as tents leak and are blown away.
    **Skid Row**, located in downtown Los Angeles, has a long and tragic history. It's an area infamous for its **condensed homeless population**, poverty, and crime. Here are some key points about Skid Row:
    1. **Origins and Growth**:
    Skid Row's roots trace back over a century. In the late 1800s, it became the "last stop" for early trains traveling across the United States. Vagabonds, runaways, and those with nowhere else to go arrived in Los Angeles, and Skid Row emerged as a result.
    Over the decades, it grew, attracting war veterans, drug addicts, and people unable to afford rising rents. Many spent their nights in bedraggled tents on the streets.
    In the 1970s, the city's policy of "containment" concentrated homeless services in Skid Row, effectively making it a permanent feature.
    2. **Current Situation**:
    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 go as high as 15,000).
    Economic crises and housing policies have contributed to Skid Row's recent growth.
    The ongoing fentanyl epidemic has further impacted the area's residents, and city officials acknowledge that there's no clear end in sight to the homelessness problem.
    3. **Historical Context**:
    The term "skid row" originally referred to run-down urban areas where bars and brothels catered to low-income people and the unhoused.
    In Los Angeles, Skid Row began to take shape even earlier, with inexpensive hotels, bars, and brothels near the transcontinental railroad stop.
    Despite its tragic history, Skid Row remains a complex and challenging issue for the city.
    For a deeper understanding, you can explore haunting images of Skid Row and learn about the struggles faced by its residents ⁵. The situation continues to evolve, and efforts to address homelessness remain ongoing.
    Source: Conversation with Bing, 2/9/2024
    (1) Inside Skid Row, Los Angeles' Neighborhood For The Homeless. allthatsintere....
    (2) . bing.com/searc....
    (3) Skid Row Housing Trust Tenant. skidrow.org/.
    (4) Skid Row People's Market. skidrowpeoples....
    (5) Skid Row Development Corp. srdcla.org/pub....
    (6) Inside the Massive Tent That Might Be a Partial ... - NBC Los Angeles. www.nbclosange....
    (7) Skid Row, Los Angeles - Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.o....
    (8) Skid Row: Tensions flare as crews dismantle several ... - ABC7 Los Angeles. abc7.com/skid-....

КОМЕНТАРІ • 55

  • @renardfranse
    @renardfranse 8 місяців тому +10

    And all the toxic garbage, piss and shit just flows out to the ocean. Swim anyone? LOLOLOL

  • @paulsuprono7225
    @paulsuprono7225 8 місяців тому +3

    Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain . . . . Mother Nature's shower, Lol ! 🗽 🇺🇸 ⛈️

  • @michellepinto636
    @michellepinto636 7 місяців тому +2

    How sad how my beautiful LA looks now 😢

    • @walkingtourseurope8526
      @walkingtourseurope8526  7 місяців тому +1

      It’s bad now not sure how we can clean the drugs when government allows this.

  • @charleshenry-miles774
    @charleshenry-miles774 8 місяців тому +4

    U just passed harbor lights & the women drop in Center. 5th Street rain is a homeless person nightmare. I myself stayed on skid row & Now I'm back home. Mile high city Salute. 😊

  • @omarakthar8097
    @omarakthar8097 8 місяців тому +3

    nothin like some smokey warm fentanyl on a night like that

  • @clanorangechicken6648
    @clanorangechicken6648 8 місяців тому +2

    I am watching this in my warm house in a gated community

  • @renardfranse
    @renardfranse 8 місяців тому +6

    Really glad those cameras are there. They can catch people doing drugs, peeing and pooping on the streets and sidewalks. THATS real time action! Sorta like the stupidbowl half time show.

    • @walkingtourseurope8526
      @walkingtourseurope8526  8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah this is 3 blocks up by Main Street where the businesses are not inside skid row

    • @cuongtrinh9241
      @cuongtrinh9241 8 місяців тому

      That’s hilarious and true too

    • @BobbyDouglas-k5d
      @BobbyDouglas-k5d 8 місяців тому

      Pooping 💩 outside sounds like fun😅

    • @DrFhines
      @DrFhines 8 місяців тому

      And who wants to catch someone like that

    • @BobbyDouglas-k5d
      @BobbyDouglas-k5d 8 місяців тому

      @@DrFhines I got paid just to fart 🍑💨😂😆

  • @Rose187-p4f
    @Rose187-p4f 8 місяців тому +3

    At least the rain will clean the sidewalks off

  • @frontier9142
    @frontier9142 8 місяців тому +6

    American needs to set up an exchange program. For anyone wanting to come to America to work and make a better life for themselves can come in with an exchange that their country has to take two of our homeless bums. Kind of like a two-for-one deal.. 😂

  • @burtwallace5909
    @burtwallace5909 8 місяців тому +2

    Felt sorry for the poor old dog more than anything else !

    • @burtwallace5909
      @burtwallace5909 8 місяців тому

      What has that poor Bugger done to deserve ending up like that ?

  • @awashhyzo
    @awashhyzo 8 місяців тому +1

    Is that thunder, my oh my.

  • @HIAHomelessInAmerica
    @HIAHomelessInAmerica 8 місяців тому +1

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @steveN111333
    @steveN111333 8 місяців тому +1

    6:27 !!! Wow that was loud! 😮

  • @paulsuprono7225
    @paulsuprono7225 8 місяців тому +2

    Sickness will spread rampedly due to everything getting WET ! ⛈️ 🇺🇸 😭

  • @anthonyd6370
    @anthonyd6370 2 місяці тому +2

    which tents do the movie stars live in?

  • @Fossilsunleashed
    @Fossilsunleashed 8 місяців тому +1

    its now skid row$ and row after row after row

  • @joopdelaat4517
    @joopdelaat4517 8 місяців тому +2

    poor homeless , Mentallyillness ,addict s disabled ,poverty souls living in these slum s in these dystopia ghost street s poor souls amen pray for these souls pray amen

  • @lucindaramirez6962
    @lucindaramirez6962 8 місяців тому +1

    Offer these poor souls shelter NOW, AND I BET YOU THEY WON'T REFUSE IT........

  • @misshippi971
    @misshippi971 8 місяців тому +7

    What a garbage dump of a city.

  • @paulsuprono7225
    @paulsuprono7225 8 місяців тому +1

    Rapidly . . .

  • @chrislynch8914
    @chrislynch8914 8 місяців тому +1

    Better than a KOA.

  • @sshall21
    @sshall21 8 місяців тому +3

    5 seconds in….“ street cameras for safety”…. Haha. You mean “ street cameras for security”??? Cameras won’t keep you safe.

  • @Wipeyourmouth
    @Wipeyourmouth 8 місяців тому +6

    By the power vested in me, and in the name of Jesus Christ, I hereby once and for all banish all evil, darkness, and enemies everywhere this instant. Amen!

    • @piershackett4079
      @piershackett4079 5 місяців тому +1

      Unfortunately you have no power and nothing will change

  • @elfritts9895
    @elfritts9895 8 місяців тому +1

    The rain gave everyone a chance to dump their orange home Depot honey bucket in the gutter instead of the sidewalk

  • @Scottb-z4z
    @Scottb-z4z 8 місяців тому +3

    You want some legal advice..stop breathing the fn law

  • @rhondaturner1661
    @rhondaturner1661 8 місяців тому +2

    Why not put these poor ppl in the building thay are getting graffiti

  • @larrytsosie1451
    @larrytsosie1451 8 місяців тому +1

    Dumba..es camp