Byline: Neil Henry; 1980-05-01; The Washington Post; pages 1
Report: "Down & Out" - Neil Henry - Washington Post
Tags: Baltimore, bum, homeless, lived as, tramp, undercover, Washington
As far as a bum was concerned, hotels such as the Edison were funhouses compared to the mission, and whenever my peers came across a little cash they immediately checked into the joint for a way or two of real living. Here, they could drink in the hallways, flirt with women, go in and out at night to savor The Block, and sleep much later than they could at the Helping-Up missions, where everyone was awakened and booted out the door at 5:30 every morning.
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