11 Facts About Tent city

Tent city is a temporary housing facility made using tents or other temporary structures.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada's largest city, was home to its own "Tent City" until September 2002, when the residents of Tent City were evicted by the owner of the property, Home Depot.

In one instance a resident who was leaving Tent City sold his shelter twice to two separate individuals, making a profit for himself and leaving the buyers to resolve the dispute.

When Tent City was closed, Home Depot evicted the residents with private security guards and the support of the Toronto Police Service.

Tent city received very little outside assistance and begged for money to sustain himself.

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Tent city cities have long been a part of Philadelphia's history.

Tent city cities are prevalent in Tenderloin, San Francisco and Skid Row, Los Angeles.

Contrary to some stereotypes regarding the homeless, many residents of Tent City are employed, mostly in temporary or day labor jobs, but have insufficient income to obtain more permanent housing.

Under the leadership of Amir Khan, the pastor of Solid Rock Worship Center in Clementon, NJ, and founder of the Nehemiah Group, a faith-based nonprofit organization that Khan and his son Micah run, 54 residents of Tent City were moved to the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel in Mount Laurel in May 2010 with the help of volunteers.

Tent city cities are found in the following cities:Ann Arbor, Michigan;Chattanooga, Tennessee;Columbus, Ohio;Athens, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; Reno, Nevada;Sierra Vista, Arizona;Providence, Rhode Island: Sacramento, California;San Diego, California;Santa Rosa, California;San Francisco;San Jose, California;Oakland, California;Berkeley, CaliforniaLakewood, New Jersey; Lowell, Massachusetts;Huntsville, Alabama;Nashville, Tennessee;St Louis, Missouri; Ft.

The tent city was inspired by the tent city of the Field of the Cloth of Gold meeting between Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England that took place in 1520.