Hotels in Crisis: Then and Now

Join Los Angeles Poverty Department and LATU for an evening of films that excavate the history of SRO hotels in Skid Row.

It’s a history of successive crises, attempts to address them — and the obstacles to creating and sustaining comfortable and affordable residences, that has resulted in the crisis of today. We’ll be viewing footage from the sixties, eighties, and today, listening and reflecting on how to make housing work for people. The presentation will include rarely screened gems from the SRHMA archive & Visual Communications.

This evening is part of LAPD’s new project, HOTELS IN CRISIS and will include a short performance by LA Poverty Department.