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    Gretchen Hatz: The Loft Dweller

    Camera assistant Gretchen Hatz bought her dream loft in a converted factory on the edge of Skid Row nine years ago. She got a crash course in the needs of…

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    By Lisa Napoli • Sep 1, 2015 • 1 min read

    Photo: Aaron Fallon

    Camera assistant Gretchen Hatz bought her dream loft in a converted factory on the edge of Skid Row nine years ago. She got a crash course in the needs of her neighbors.

    “Every day, it makes me feel more fortunate about what I have and sadly about what a lot of people don’t have,” she says.

    This story is part of our series, Housed: Life on Skid Row.

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      Lisa Napoli

      KCRW arts reporter and producer

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