Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The view from high above the First Avenue Bridge is breathtaking, with downtown Seattle on the horizon. But as you get closer to the ground, it looks like a third world country below.
Surrounded by fencing and barbed wire, this plot of land is arguably one of the most problematic homeless encampments in the city near the corner of 2nd Avenue and Michigan Street, a couple miles from the downtown core.
Authorities have responded to this area for multiple shootings, deaths, and on-going neighbor complaints about what's being called a "chop shop" of stolen vehicles hidden in plain sight.
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Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness initiative offers innovative research and compassionate solutions to the growing crisis of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness facing many American cities. Our mission is to serve as a resource for policy leaders, business owners, and neighborhood organizations trying to meaningfully reduce homelessness and to help those suffering realize their full human potential. To follow our reporting and learn more about how to effectively fix homelessness and rebuild human lives, visit: fixhomelessness.org
For more information about the mission and program of Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, visit: https://wealthandpoverty.center
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The view from high above the First Avenue Bridge is breathtaking, with downtown Seattle on the horizon. But as you get closer to the ground, it looks like a third world country below.
Surrounded by fencing and barbed wire, this plot of land is arguably one of the most problematic homeless encampments in the city near the corner of 2nd Avenue and Michigan Street, a couple miles from the downtown core.
Authorities have responded to this area for multiple shootings, deaths, and on-going neighbor complaints about what's being called a "chop shop" of stolen vehicles hidden in plain sight.
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Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness initiative offers innovative research and compassionate solutions to the growing crisis of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness facing many American cities. Our mission is to serve as a resource for policy leaders, business owners, and neighborhood organizations trying to meaningfully reduce homelessness and to help those suffering realize their full human potential. To follow our reporting and learn more about how to effectively fix homelessness and rebuild human lives, visit: fixhomelessness.org
For more information about the mission and program of Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, visit: https://wealthandpoverty.center
Follow Jonathan Choe (twitter.com/choeshow) and Discovery Institute on Facebook and Twitter: @DiscoveryInst1 twitter.com/DiscoveryInst1
facebook.com/thediscoveryinstitute
