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Old Posted May 14, 2019, 1:48 PM
eschaton eschaton is offline
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Originally Posted by giallo View Post
Skid Row around Los Angeles St and San Pedro St are intense. If you're not used to it, it's unlike anything you've seen anywhere. The only places that come close to me was the area near the bus station in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica and pretty much all of Managua, Nicaragua.

LA is far from broke, but Skid Row makes LA look like it's on its last dollar.
I always find it odd how much more common homeless encampments are on the west coast right in the urban core. I mean, I know the climate is much more hospitable to living outside 365 days a year, but still. I'm used to seeing the odd bum here or there with a sleeping bag, or finding a few tents in the woods or tucked in beneath underpasses. Not in areas directly adjacent to a CBD.
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