Your on the mark -- the SRO (Single Room Occupancy) is
typically a very
small, single-room apartment (i.e. 6 feet by 10 feet) with a
hot plate
and tiny, college dorm room-type of refrigerator. It may
include a small
bathroom and shower but these facilities may just as likely
be down the
hall and shared with neighbors. They are typically located in
run-down
parts of metropolitan areas and are primarily inhabited by
individuals
one small step up from sleeping on the streets (i.e. junkies,
chronic
alcoholics, and those with serious psychiatric problems who
were
discharged during the deinstitutionalization which occurred
in the 1960
and 70's here in the states).
With regard to the the upcoming Woolrich reading -- I'd vote
for
something in the recently released omnibus (_I Married A Dead
Man_,
_Waltz Into Darkness_ or _Rear Window_ and other stories)
having just
received it as a birthday present!
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