In case you ever doubted the severity of L.A.’s housing crisis, just know it’s come to this:
A homeless man who turned a freeway underpass into his personal paradise by furnishing it with a make-shift jacuzzi and four-poster bed has become a viral hit and unlikely tourist attraction.
Ceola Waddell Jr, 59, began living in the underpass in L.A.'s 110 freeway near Coliseum six months ago.
He has since foraged two porcelain toilets, discarded refrigerators, couches and two beds to transform the space into his personal refuge.
No, really. This guy’s “Paradise Lane” will put your pricey downtown loft to shame. He’s even got a man cave and a smoking section. You can also sleep there for a cool $25 a night, but you’d better hurry because city officials are already after him.
“Welcome to L.A.,” Waddell Jr. tells viewers in this must-see tour. Ain’t that the truth.
Image Credit: Flickr User nanpalmero, https://flic.kr/p/nn4p9G via (CC BY 2.0)