Empty cots, ready to receive the homeless for the night, line the floor of the Salvation Army Homeless Center on the outskirts of Little Tokyo. Formerly a city-owned print shop, the shelter closed for good on April 15, 1987. As a shelter, it was meant to be short-lived at its conception when a bitter cold spell prompted the City Council to open an emergency haven for the homeless. The building is such a fire hazard that the city pays seven security guards to watch for fire nightly. The Salvation Army spends $960 a day to staff and feed residents of the shelter, which can sleep 350. It is also one of the few shelters that admit women and children. Photo dated: Apr. 25, 1987.
Salvation Army Urban poor--California--Los Angeles Homeless persons--California--Los Angeles Homelessness--California--Los Angeles Shelters for the homeless--California--Los Angeles Charities--California--Los Angeles Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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