Homeless Man Builds Wooden House On Hollywood Boulevard Sidewalk

A California homeless man built his own dwelling with wheels on busy Hollywood Boulevard sidewalk amongst frustrated citizens.

The city ask asked the man several times to take down his home and remove it from the busy sidewalk.

However, the man who goes by “Q”, said, “I constructed a house on wheels using wood thrown away by construction sites and help from my friends.”

Q was offered temporary housing from the city, but he declined their offer, saying he prefers a makeshift home over a temporary stay at a hotel. 

“It kind of gives me empowerment,” he said. “I don’t think that I’m bothering anyone here.”

The home is propped up by metal carts and batteries with potted plants and a tapestry on the outside. He said he uses a generator placed on the outside of the home for his electrical needs. 

“I feel good,” Q said. “I feel like I’m, you know, kind of being an example for people that’s in my situation. Letting them know that just because you are living on the streets doesn’t mean that you have to just let go of everything.”

Los Angeles Police Department said, “Unfortunately even though many citizens and the city seem frustrated with the homeless man, there is nothing we can do at this time. Unless he is blocking the sidewalk completely off, we have to let him be legally.”

“He hasn’t bothered anyone, and honestly I’m glad that it’s right there because I honestly feel safer with him there,” Rance Shaw of City Vibes Coffee told the station. “It feels like he knows what he’s doing, and he’s not here to hurt anyone.”

Q was from the midwest and is an Army veteran who has been in Los Angeles for three months now. He has plans to move the home with a dolly on Friday.

Homelessness in Los Angeles County has been a top issue for residents and lawmakers for years. In the city of Los Angeles, 41,980 people were classified as being homeless, while countywide, 69,144 homeless were counted, according to figures released in September.