What happened to Shower to the People?

In 2012 or 2013 there was a mobile shower truck that offered hot showers. I'm fairly certain is was named "Shower to the People". Now all I can find is that there is a program with the same name over in St. Louis. Does anyone know what happened to Portland's shower truck program? Was it disbanded or renamed?

Posted Nov 4, 2016, 8:31 PM UTC

57
[deleted]•

It was run by that crazy dude who was featured in WWeek's "Bad Neighbor" article from 2011(?). He lost interest.

Edit - here's the article. I don't think you want a guy like this interacting with the homeless. Also, they now have a mobile shower truck at Clackamas Service Center.

11
reprehenderitinvol•

Wow. Just...wow. And he's still here being crazy.

1
[deleted]•

[deleted]

9
ThisFierceMachineOP•

Thanks! Googling his name got me a lot of info. It cost $60k to build, ~$700 a month to run. Businesses in Old Town complained about the crowds gathering and waiting for hours around the shower truck. He donated the shower rig to two North Portland church-based groups.

10
[deleted]•

maybe it ... ran out of steam?

8
nopodudePortsmouth•

Someone pulled the plug.

2
tiamdiSE•

Their funding got drained

2
nopodudePortsmouth•

The sponsor was pooped?

-4