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Newspaper
Bensenville Register
Location
Bensenville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1969
Page
7
Patrick McLean profiles a suburban transient hotel where guests stay days to weeks as he spends a month undercover. The scene opens with a porter finishing a shift on the second floor and settling in with music and beer after work.
A four week immersion as a drifter in West Green Street and York Road hotels reveals a stark transient life. The narrator notes dim hallways, naked bulbs, no room locks, a fluctuating supply of rooms, and the rough routine of the hotel’s clients and staff.
At O Hares Travelers Aid office, social workers and volunteers assist children traveling alone or with families, linking them to airlines, hotels, or other agencies. The Chicago group, merged with Immigrants Service League, employs 36 masters in social work, serving a cross section of people and addressing issues from unsupervised minors to psychological flight, while seeking funds to expand services.
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