Little Houses

Photos courtesy of Lorcan Stokes

In wanting to keep the theme of homelessness, troubled housing, and poverty-based throughout all articles, I came to the conclusion it would be unfair to write about something without seeing the problems first hand. For about a week and a half, I drove to a variety of neighborhoods throughout Seattle and took photos of environments that are often looked at with disdain. While looking at small encampments from a distance can give a small picture, it was somewhat surprising just how much actual build-up of trash, furniture, and vehicles parts could accumulate around some of these camps. Despite being outside, I often felt like I was in a cluttered living room in some of these areas. Enjoy.

A row of tents lines this block in Georgetown. Its not uncommon to see among the side streets.

Georgetown is a combination of working-class businesses and homelessness.

A homemade shelter displaying a heart in Georgetown. I found the drawing sad.

A group of sparrows hanging out next a tent in Georgetown.

Trash is abundant next to the tents. This is on a block in Georgetown.

A variety of goods can be seen outside this tent in Georgetown.

RVs are sprawled out all over Georgetown. You can’t drive down a side street without driving by at least two or three.

An outside boxing gym was set up among a grouping of RVs in Georgetown.

“Joey Bear.”

An abundance of empty sleeping bags can be found under I-5 in Chinatown.

Another sleeping bag under I-5.

Like miniature neighborhoods, tents like this are sprawled all along the bottom of I-5.

A Tent located under the I-5.

Similar to Georgetown, an abundance of household objects are clustered around tents in Seattle’s international district.

A shopping cart under the I-5.

I had to step over a lot of trash in Chinatown, including used masks, broken bottles, cans, and syringes.

A “Tattooed” tent under the I-5. I was told to leave by a resident under the bridge after taking this photo. She told me that they didn’t like cameras.

An encampment that is currently located in South Lake Union. A resident of the camp was killed in an altercation here in August.

Encampment pictured from across Aurora.

Abandoned junk on a South Lake Union sidestreet a few blocks from the camp.

Dumpsters located near the camp in South Lake Union.

What the Ballard Commons Park looks like right now. Previously, a homeless camp occupied the park before the city performed a sweep and displaced them.