The story of edward: The Everyday Geography Of Elderly Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Hotel Tenants

Abstract

This article provides a rich description of the everyday geography of an often overlooked population in contemporary urban America: elderly tenants of Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels. By recording, firsthand, this population's geographical movement, I was able to document members' daily struggle for survival as it became translated into withdrawal from both the neighborhood and the hotel environment. The members' mean journey beyond the hotel extended a mere three city blocks. This withdrawal was exacerbated by the negative and inaccurate labels society has applied to tenants of these hotels. © 1990, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

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Geography, Geology, and Planning

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/089124190019002002

Publication Date

1-1-1990

Journal Title

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

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