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Thomas the determined youth who cleaned up his city
A rambling portrait of Thomas a 17 year old housing project resident whose work ethic spans street cleaning, bike trading and pastry shop chores. He aims to finish high school fix his teeth and land a garbage man job near the West Side Market while navigating bus routes schooling and family pressures.
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Martin Luther King
West Side
East Side
The
Cuyahoga
Mulberry
Center
Winslow
Hemlock
Elm
Loop
Thomas
Lincoln West
East Tech