City of Tents: Veterans Row
Culture
In one of LA’s fanciest neighborhoods, homeless military veterans built a big tent city and refused to leave. That’s when things got crazy.
Location:
United States
Description:
In one of LA’s fanciest neighborhoods, homeless military veterans built a big tent city and refused to leave. That’s when things got crazy.
Language:
English
Episodes
Ep. 8 What Now?
3/29/2023
Veterans Row is cleared from San Vicente Boulevard. What’s next for the veterans who found community there?
Duration:00:27:27
Ep. 7 Decamping
3/22/2023
A top federal official promised everyone on Veterans Row would have a place to go in just ten days. What does it take to make that happen?
Duration:00:27:22
Ep. 6 The Big Brass
3/15/2023
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough visits Veterans Row. Will he help the dozens of homeless veterans camped outside the VA gates?
Duration:00:22:43
Ep. 5 Disaster
3/8/2023
As LA County Sheriff’s deputies try to move homeless veterans to shelters, tragedy strikes the camp, revealing the limits of what law enforcement can really do.
Duration:00:21:32
Ep. 4 The Sheriff’s In Town
3/1/2023
Neighbors call in LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to address problems at the Veterans Row homeless camp. What can the cops do that others haven’t?
Duration:00:30:34
Ep. 3 Blame Game
2/22/2023
After a murder on Veterans Row, finger-pointing goes beyond the suspect in the crime. Who’s to blame for the situation that led to the killing? It’s complicated.
Duration:00:30:22
Ep. 2 How Did We Get Here?
2/15/2023
Almost 400 acres in West LA were donated as a soldier’s home, but today almost no one lives there — even though LA has more 4,000 homeless veterans.
Duration:00:32:21
Ep. 1 Welcome to the Neighborhood
2/15/2023
This homeless camp in one of LA’s toniest neighborhoods has its own hashtag, weekly barbeques, and politicians dropping by for photo ops. Welcome to Veterans Row.
Duration:00:25:51
City of Tents: Veterans Row trailer
2/1/2023
In one of LA’s fanciest neighborhoods, homeless military veterans built a big tent city and refused to leave. “City of Tents: Veterans Row” tells the story of the men who built the camp as a protest, and how it became both a refuge and a battlefield. The camp eventually engulfed the entire neighborhood around it in conflict and became a symbol for the limits of our patriotism – before it finally came to an end more than one year later.
Duration:00:03:10