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I'm not a student and I airbnb'd there while in between leases. Most of the other people I met there weren't students either.
by uwuhn 8y ago
I'm not a student and I airbnb'd there while in between leases. Most of the other people I met there weren't students either.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoSo, a few questions: 1. Would you say you, personally, were "homeless" at the time that you lived there? 2. Would you say the photo the listing was representative? Or would you say it actually looked more like a filthy dive, a la the photos in the Wikipedia article on flophouses? 3. Would you say the majority of other tenants were transients? Anything else you can tell us here on HN to support your assertion that the listing in question fits the definition of "flophouse"? Thanks.
- kevinskii 8y agoThe listing in question does fit the definition of a flophouse, per your Wikipedia link [1]. It might not fully match the traditional conception of a flophouse, but it seems fair to call it one. [1] "flophouses...have been used for overnight lodging by those who needed the lowest cost alternative to staying with others, shelters or sleeping outside. Generally rooms are small, bathrooms are shared, and bedding is minimal..."