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Homeless encampments told by St. Louis city they have to go
Date: 5/3/2012 Album ID: 1463839
Photos by David Carson
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The homeless living in a series of encampments along the St. Louis river front north of the Arch were told by the city they must vacate the area. The homeless in the Dignity Harbor encampment were the first to face a deadline to leave. The encampment of Hopeville faces a May 11th deadline and Sparta faces a May 18th deadline to leave the area.
Scenes from Dignity Harbor a homeless encampment, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments.
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Chad Bergman pack up his belongings from inside his hut in a homeless encampment call Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Dignity Harbor a homeless encampment, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments.
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Celina Stevens, 38, packs up her belongings she had stored in a tent she slept in at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. I didn't realize I had so much stuff said Stevens who has been homeless for about a year. She hopes moving to the hotel is the first step to getting back on her own two feet. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Andre Malone, 41, takes a break from packing up his belongings to rest in his hut at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Malone has lived in the encampment for two and half years. It's about time to leave. I figure do something different, get a job said Malone who used to work in restaurants and at a car wash. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Dignity Harbor residence Mark Gouyea (left), 54, and Chad Bergman pack up Bergman's belongings from his hut in a homeless encampment, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Andre Malone, 41, hauls bags of his belongings to a moving truck at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Malone has lived in the encampment for two and half years. It's about time to leave. I figure do something different, get a job said Malone who used to work in restaurants and at a car wash. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Mark Gouyea (left), 54, helps and Chad Bergman(right) load up his belongings into a moving truck at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Andre Malone, 41, packs up his belongings in his hut at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Malone has lived in the encampment for two and half years. It's about time to leave. I figure do something different, get a job said Malone who used to work in restaurants and at a car wash. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Chad Bergman packs up his belongings in his hut at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments.
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Scenes from Dignity Harbor a homeless encampment, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments.
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Scenes from Dignity Harbor a homeless encampment, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments.
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Celina Stevens, 38, packs up her belongings she had stored in a tent she slept in at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. I didn't realize I had so much stuff said Stevens who has been homeless for about a year. She hopes moving to the hotel is the first step to getting back on her own two feet. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Chad Bergman gathers his belonging outside his hut to be be picked up by a moving truck from a homeless encampment call Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Scenes from Dignity Harbor a homeless encampment, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments.
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Celina Stevens, 38, packs up her belongings she had stored in a tent she slept in at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. I didn't realize I had so much stuff said Stevens who has been homeless for about a year. She hopes moving to the hotel is the first step to getting back on her own two feet. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Celina Stevens, 38, worries about the fate of a litter of kittens a cat had at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Before they left Stevens was given a pet carrier by a pet rescue group to transport the cat and kittens to the hotel where she plans to care for them.
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Celina Stevens, 38, worries about the fate of a litter of kittens a cat had at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Before they left Stevens was given a pet carrier by a pet rescue group to transport the cat and kittens to the hotel where she plans to care for them.
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Celina Stevens, 38, was worried about the fate of this litter of four kittens a cat had at a homeless encampment called Dignity Harbor, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments. Before they left Stevens was given a pet carrier by a pet rescue group to transport the cat and kittens to the hotel where she plans to care for them.
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Scenes from Dignity Harbor a homeless encampment, north of the Arch along the Mississippi River, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. The residence of Dignity Harbor were told by the city of St. Louis they had to vacate the area by Friday, May 4th or they would be removed by the police. Catholic Charities of St. Louis brought a moving van down to the camp so the residents could relocate some of their belongings into storage and move the rest of their belongings to a local hotel they'll be temporarily staying at until they can find apartments.
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