The Men's shelter, Bowery. New York City. 1976.
Santa Claus. Contact Sheet. New York City. 1977.
A homeless man who dresses as Santa Claus during the holiday season to make money. After Christmas many of these Bowery Santas were sent to a former women's prison in upstate New York to detox. New York City. 1977.
Fifth Avenue. New York, NY. 1976.
Rockefeller Center. New York City. 1977.
Fifth Avenue. New York City. 1977.
Fifth Avenue. New York City. 1977.
Fifth Avenue. New York, NY. 1977.
Santa blowing horn. New York City. 1977.
I was devastated by the rawness of those men's lives, post-Christmas, again flat out on the street, homeless alcoholics. After the holiday season was over, I discovered that the men were shipped from the Bowery to detox upstate in an old women's prison facility.
-S.M. from In "History"
A homeless man from the Bowery who'd worked as a street Santa Claus during the holiday season now living in a former women's prison. After Christmas many of these Bowery Santas had been sent to this facility to detox. New York City. 1978.