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Missed the start of this conversation, however as someone who once did find myself homeless a long time ago for a short period I can guarantee you that there are three main reasons people camp out in these areas; Safety in numbers. Greater shelter and access to facilities. More likely to have people give you a break. --- On Fri, 28/10/11, Sam Stutter <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Sam Stutter <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: OT Question about public libraries in California's big cities > To: [log in to unmask] > Received: Friday, 28 October, 2011, 9:23 PM > Same here in the UK, and even the > smaller towns (although any homeless people tend to hang > around shopping streets). Maybe it's a universal (except > London I notice). I think it has something to do with past > ideas of cultural enclaves; when town halls were built they > were for "civilising" a city, hence the usual addition of a > new library, theatre, art gallery and possibly a museum, > either as part of the original development, at a later stage > for ease of management, or because it felt "right" to later > developers. > > On 28 Oct 2011, at 01:49, Terrence Donnelly <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > This is true of every large urban public library I've > ever been in, and I've been in a lot. > > > > -- Terry Donnelly > > > > --- On Thu, 10/27/11, Adam Walker <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Adam Walker <[log in to unmask]> > >> Subject: OT Question about public libraries in > California's big cities > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011, 4:33 PM > >> Okay, this is going to seem TOTALLY > >> random, but it does have a purpose for a > >> story I'm writing. The main branch of the > Dallas > >> Public Library system is > >> located downtown, across the street from city hall > and is a > >> magnet for > >> street people who sort of camp out there during > the > >> days. Does the same > >> hold true for downtown branches of libraries in > LA, SF, and > >> other large > >> cities in California? My character has just > moved > >> from California to Dallas > >> and is spending time at the library. I need > to know > >> if he should be > >> surprised by the vapor trails and the sink baths > or if this > >> is old hat to > >> him. > >> > >> Adam > >> >