SRO
Example Sentences
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Cities like Los Angeles lost tens of thousands of SRO units in the 1970s and ’80s, and many contemporary observers note that their loss coincides with the beginning of the modern homelessness crisis.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2025
For every set, though, walls were never moved for the camera’s sake, “so you’re true to the claustrophobia,” says Gropman, and in the case of the dingy New York SRO, “the meanness of that space.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Unlike the trust, SRO Housing Corp. has had stable leadership, with its CEO Anita Nelson in charge for two decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024
By the late 1960s, Skid Row had 15,000 largely SRO housing units.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024
Dad called it a flophouse, but Mom said it was an SRO, and when I asked what that stood for, she told me the hotel was for special residents only.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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