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Squeezed by high prices, a growing number of Americans find shelter in long-term motels
(www.nbcnews.com)
this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2024
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This used to be common with hotels in major cities. Long term hotel residency and boarding houses used to be common in the US. Probably fell out of style post-WWII with the GI bill paying for so many down payments on single family homes in the suburbs.