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Why boardinghouses could make a comeback | The Indicator
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11:10Now PlayingThere is a burgeoning effort across the U.S. to revive boardinghouses, aka single room occupancy units or SROs, as a solution to the housing crisis. But what happened to them in the first place? We track the disappearance of the first rung of the housing ladder.
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