Article: The Grim Story of the Homeless dead on L.A. Streets - The oft-told tale of horror has become both the stuff of legend and the stuff of caution about poverty and destitution. That s the tale of woe of Shanghai China in the 1920s. Every morning dozens of bodies were swept up off that city s streets. They were the poorest of the poor who were desperately sick, impoverished, scorned, and of course, homeless.
Anything less simply ensures that the streets of L.A. will be the modern-day version of Shanghai when it comes to the homeless and impoverished dead who are swept up yearly on the city’s streets.