Lived in a box

Joseph Porcos of Chicago lived in a box. In hindsight, perhaps he could be seen as a pioneer of the tiny home movement.

The Columbus Republic - Jan 24, 1957

     Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 10, 2016
     Category: Buildings and Other Structures | Bums, Hobos, Tramps, Beggars, Panhandlers and Other Streetpeople | 1950s





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"Wooden Box"?
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You were lucky. There were seven of us living in a beat-up leather briefcase behind Grumman's Chinese Theater.
Posted by Greg on 06/10/16 at 03:25 PM
You were behind a theater? There were eight of us in a shoebox in the middle of the street!
Posted by Phideaux on 06/10/16 at 04:58 PM
Economical, when he passed they could have buried him in it.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/10/16 at 09:50 PM
Meh. Diogenes did it first. Get out of my sun!
Posted by Richard Bos on 06/11/16 at 05:51 PM
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