Concrete Slab City

Deep in the Southern California desert, a temporary town blooms every winter.

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February 19, 2001, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Everyone in Slab City, snowbird and slabber alike, is a squatter. They stay here for nothing (and get nothing in return, they like to say). They can pick up their mail at the post office in Niland, the down-and-out farm town four miles away. The Imperial County Sheriff's Department, and the Niland Fire Department, keep watch to protect them. The dozen or so children in Slab City get picked up by the school bus. That is it as far as services."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Slab City Journal: For Thousands, a Town of Concrete Slabs Is a Winter Retreat

Sunday, February 18, 2001 in The New York Times

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