Skid row
Skid Row refers to an impoverished urban area in a city, mainly occupied by the poor and homeless (Wiki 1). Skid Row is in Downtown Los Angeles, it is a large area, around 54-blocks and contains one of the most large and stable homeless populations in the United States (Wiki 1). Skid Row was not always like this until the late 1800s, it was a place of agriculture (Wiki 1). In my essay I will discuss the history about Skid Row in Los Angeles and the how it is now.
In the article History of Downtown Los Angeles “ Skid Row”, it states that Skid Row was known for its agriculture area before the railroads first entered Los Angeles during (History of Downtown Los Angeles, par. 2). The area then became industrialized with a focus on agriculture …show more content…
In an article titled Take a stroll through America’s Skid Row, in downtown Los Angeles, the author states that now, downtown Los Angeles Skid Row high presence of homeless people still remains the same, it is still an abandoned area (Martinez, par.5). Skid Row Los Angeles is second to New York’s Skid Row, with the highest concentration of homeless people, but downtown Los Angeles has the highest amount of unsheltered homeless people (Martinez, par.5). Although, since the late 1970’s there has been some improvement, for example the homeless shelters and rehabilitation places for people that offer 24-hour services, it is still not enough many homeless people do not make it to the homeless shelter on time before it fills up and are forced to either sleep in cardboard boxes, tents, or simply just on the concrete with just a jacket and a sweater to make up for a blanket and pillow (History of Downtown Los Angeles, par. 6). In the article, As Downtown La Grows, the author goes into depth about the development of downtown Los Angeles and the homeless problem continues to grown and become worse than ever before. LAPD are beginning to crack down more and trying to clear out the homeless people in Skid Row to make the area more desirable for people to live there (DreisBach & Rath par. 2). LAPD has even made arrests on homeless people that are caught sleeping on the sidewalks or even sitting on it (DreisBach & Rath par. 2). As more people …show more content…
The current status for Skid Row is trying to kick out the homeless people and make it a more developed area, which makes no sense because the number of homeless people in Skid Row is in the thousands. Gentrification is in full effect and I do not understand the plan for the development of Skid Row; it is only going to cause numerous problems. Kicking out the poor is inhumane, for years they have been occupied in that area not bothering people, they were forgotten, but now they are losing their neighborhood for financial gain, and do not have an alternative spot for them to live in as their home is being revamped into multi-millionaire
Skid Row refers to an impoverished urban area in a city, mainly occupied by the poor and homeless (Wiki 1). Skid Row is in Downtown Los Angeles, it is a large area, around 54-blocks and contains one of the most large and stable homeless populations in the United States (Wiki 1). Skid Row was not always like this until the late 1800s, it was a place of agriculture (Wiki 1). In my essay I will discuss the history about Skid Row in Los Angeles and the how it is now.
In the article History of Downtown Los Angeles “ Skid Row”, it states that Skid Row was known for its agriculture area before the railroads first entered Los Angeles during (History of Downtown Los Angeles, par. 2). The area then became industrialized with a focus on agriculture …show more content…
In an article titled Take a stroll through America’s Skid Row, in downtown Los Angeles, the author states that now, downtown Los Angeles Skid Row high presence of homeless people still remains the same, it is still an abandoned area (Martinez, par.5). Skid Row Los Angeles is second to New York’s Skid Row, with the highest concentration of homeless people, but downtown Los Angeles has the highest amount of unsheltered homeless people (Martinez, par.5). Although, since the late 1970’s there has been some improvement, for example the homeless shelters and rehabilitation places for people that offer 24-hour services, it is still not enough many homeless people do not make it to the homeless shelter on time before it fills up and are forced to either sleep in cardboard boxes, tents, or simply just on the concrete with just a jacket and a sweater to make up for a blanket and pillow (History of Downtown Los Angeles, par. 6). In the article, As Downtown La Grows, the author goes into depth about the development of downtown Los Angeles and the homeless problem continues to grown and become worse than ever before. LAPD are beginning to crack down more and trying to clear out the homeless people in Skid Row to make the area more desirable for people to live there (DreisBach & Rath par. 2). LAPD has even made arrests on homeless people that are caught sleeping on the sidewalks or even sitting on it (DreisBach & Rath par. 2). As more people …show more content…
The current status for Skid Row is trying to kick out the homeless people and make it a more developed area, which makes no sense because the number of homeless people in Skid Row is in the thousands. Gentrification is in full effect and I do not understand the plan for the development of Skid Row; it is only going to cause numerous problems. Kicking out the poor is inhumane, for years they have been occupied in that area not bothering people, they were forgotten, but now they are losing their neighborhood for financial gain, and do not have an alternative spot for them to live in as their home is being revamped into multi-millionaire