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Derelict's Independence Valued Amid Urban Renewal
In Dallas, seven years of life beneath the R L Thornton freeway near a sewage plant show Dick Chambers and fellow skid row veterans clinging to independence. As urban renewal pushes out derelict camps from Fifth Street to Bowery and beyond, many fear forced relocation or institutionalization, while officials argue social reform replaces old camps with shelters and services.
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R.L. Thornton
Chambers
Los Angeles
Fifth Street
New York
Bowery District
St. Louis
Denver
Larimer Square
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Er Quay
Charlie Walsh
Kenneth Conaway
Conaway
Chuck Simpson
Jim Cockerham
Johnny
Simpson
Cocherham Brothers
Mississippi
Johnny Cocherham
Cobkerham
Jay
Jim Cocterham
Hammercocker
Arizona
Texas