However, there are also heart-warming snapshots amongst the collection, such as newly-weds Row and Kricket kissing each other. The pair met on Skid Row, and say how wonderful it is to have found someone who they can trust and love.A well-known Skid Row character is a man named Jerry who has a serious facial disfigurement after surviving a shooting at a bus stop. Despite his terrible injury, Jerry was often photographed smiling and laughing however he sadly passed away in December 2020.
Another picture shows Stephanie, who found an unexploded mortar outside her tent one morning, she picked it up but the fuse went off exploding in her hand. She lost her thumb and index finger, and now struggles to take care of the injury because of not having access to clean bandages and iodine.Suitcase Joe is an activist and advocate for the rights of all unhoused individuals. He co-founded the Suitcase Joe Foundation to serve the people of Skid Row with day to day needs and to provide support services for getting into long term housing.
