BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - AUGUST 20: A woman is woken up by social workers as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021 in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage, or were put in the trash. (Footage by Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images)
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August 20, 2021
Jeremy Hogan
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: Josh Riddle sits on the tailgate of a truck with his belongings as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: A woman is woken up by social workers as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: A bicycle is suspended in a tree for storage before the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: Deputy Mayor Donald Griffin, second from right, stopped by for a few minutes as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: Workers carry away things as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: Two men leave with their belongings as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: A worker from Beacon distributes tents and sleeping bags to unhoused people as the City of Bloomington evicts the residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: A man packs up his belongings as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: A man packs up his belongings as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: A trailer is piled with bicycles as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: A man leaves with his belongings as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – AUGUST 20: Workers carry away things as the City of Bloomington evicts unhoused residents of a camp under the B-Line bridge near Switchyard Park on August 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Indiana. The city posted signs 72 hours before showing up with police, social workers, and a cleaning crew to clear out tents and belongings. Some belongings were moved by the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, or social workers, but other items went to storage or were put in the trash. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

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