Citrohan: Comments

A few things that may help one understand why this community is so poor. It is basically a religious community, two tenets of the sect are women are not allowed to work outside the home and they are expected to have lots and lots of babies. The average household has six people, but it is not unusual for couples to have 8 or ten kids. Additionally, interaction with people outside their community is not encouraged, thereby limiting places where one can work.

This was not an easy find, and if wasn’t for the site I linked to, I don’t think I ever would have found it.

More information about The Garden of Allah, including pictures of the property as it appears today can be found at:

http://www.dorothyparker.com/la/dotla01.htm