“Herring Choker” he was called when he began work at the International Window Cleaning Company of the Twin Cities in the 1950‘s. Most crew members answered to names that would be considered politically incorrect today. Mexican Joe, Black Bill, Chippewa Charlie and others. Ethnic names were like honorary titles for the men who risked their lives on the buildings in St. Paul, and Minneapolis. A new member of the crew was called Skinner until he proved he would do the work instead of “skinning by.” Some could have been called the homeless of the fifties only the term homeless had yet to be coined. Instead they were called drunks, winos, and even less polite names. Many had experienced a “flop” as they called a fall from a building. Survival of their fall gave them status with their co-workers. Herring Choker survived his fall from the sixth floor of the old Empire Bank Building. He became a reporter after attending school at Brown Institute for broadcasting. He tells his story 25 years later after attending a news conference at the White House. These stories about the homeless of the 50’s, will bring us new understanding about the homeless of today.

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