this was one of those "why didn't you say anything earlier, man?!" kind of assignments. they sent matty and i to a trailer park on the eastside of lima that is on the brink of being shut down because of a jerk of a land lord that refuses to tend to the demands the city has placed on him to repair the land's sewage pipe. this is causing the whole lot to shut down and people to move out. for this, the paper asked for a photo of the trailers in by three o'clock. 
we walked around and knocked on doors and found a lot of people distraught about the situation, but weary of who we were and any media attention. we used up our time trying to connect with people that were scared. i snapped off maybe 15 framed in the two hours we were there and many of them were of these kids, our guides through the park for a bit. 
after getting almost nothing, despite the tiny gang's help, we were getting ready to leave to make deadline and we met gale reed, who was chilling on the stoop of his trailer wearing purple sweats and orange protective eye wear. i talked to him while matty snapped and eventually got a photo that was good enough given our circumstances. we hauled ass back to the paper, but there hasn't been a day that has gone by that i don't think about the park. they have to move out by february. i hope to go back soon.
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