Skid row negatives, 1955
Skid row negatives, 28 January 1955. Showing flop houses; Showing a renovated hotel at 518 San Julian St. and ramshackle structures at side. Fresh coat of paint on the boulevard of broken dreams.
USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Skid row negatives, 1955 (2)
Skid row negatives, 28 January 1955. Showing Julius Willig in his neat, cheap hotel room. The trick is to have a routine and to not give in. I love this picture. The tan line tells me Julius just got a haircut. But what do they say about a hat on a bed?
USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Skid row negatives, 1955 (3)
Skid row negatives, 28 January 1955. Shot of San Julian Street, detail. Once it was shiny and bright and you could still smell the paint. Nice little Studebaker pick-up.
USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Skid row negatives, 1955 (4)
Skid row negatives, 28 January 1955. Showing San Julian Street. At least, in these parts you can sit on the stoop in January and talk about the earlier times. Two prosperous looking gents down the sidewalk (one guy pointing up at some important detail) are from the charity, the men with the money, a tour, as they say, a tour to see what can be done. Even brought a photographer, maybe do a spread in the paper, something to reassure the folks who read such things, that things could be worse.
USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Skid row negatives, 1955 (5)
Skid row negatives, 28 January 1955. Killing time. Once upon a time that suit spent time in an office. Now it waits with its friends for the men who are coming today to do a walk-through. Maybe they will believe we dress like this everyday.
USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Skid row negatives, 1955 (6)
Skid row negatives, 28 January 1955. Killing more time. Some men are coming today to look at the building. Mind your manners. Hey, somebody turn on the TV.
USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Skid row negatives, 1955 (7)
Skid row negatives, 28 January 1955. The room.
USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Skid row negatives, 1955 (8)
Skid row negatives, 28 January 1955. Breath of air.
USCdigital archive/Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961