"Skid Road hotels visit staggers Rep. AuCoin" newspaper article

Title

"Skid Road hotels visit staggers Rep. AuCoin" newspaper article

Description

A clipping of an Oregonian article by Huntly Collins titled "Skid Road hotels visit staggers Rep. AuCoin," published on October 14, 1975. The article describes US Congressman Les AuCoin's visit to the Burnside area and Lownsdale Square hotels of Portland in order to witness those in crisis facing homelessness and addiction. Describing his encounter with one man as "the most profound experience I have ever had," he also discussed possible solutions: "Public funds simply cannot do the job alone.... Private capital has to be put to work, also....The aim would be a national housing policy....Currently, I think we have none....But if we are going to save the cities, we are going to have to provide decent housing, strengthen neighborhoods and allow a mix of people."

This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Identifier

PUA_MS147_584

Creator

Collins, Huntly

Date

1975

Date Created

October 14, 1975

Is Part Of

The Oregonian

Spatial Coverage

Portland, Oregon

Subject

United States. Congress. House.

Legislators--United States

Homelessness--Government policy--United States.

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Type

Text