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Down And Out: The Life and Dealth of Minneapolis's Skid Row (Minnesota)

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Reading "Down & Out" was like looking through a window onto a fascinating world I never even knew existed. I especially enjoyed how much the book focuses on people who inhabited Skid Row--how they lived, slept, ate, worked--and the culture that grew up around them just decades ago. The author has a knack for putting you there, with sounds and smells and great details, and the tone is friendly and smart, and not at all dry or scholarly. The photos are great, too. I keep this book out on my coffeetable, though sometimes visitors to my home get so engrossed in the book and I have to take it away from them.

This would be a good read for anybody who likes really interesting, hidden slices of history, but it's a must for anybody who lives in the Twin Cities area--especially downtown. It gives you a whole new perspective. You'll never walk around down there and see the streets the same again.