Photos and Story by Danielle DeRosa
After taking a picture of him previously while he was panhandling in the sun, Our Town Reno met up again with Hobo, who says his real name is Leroy. Photo by Danielle DeRosa
Hanging out by the river all day where tourists and Reno residents these days want to see how high the river is and how fast it's going makes you visible. We recently caught up with Leroy, who then said he went by Hobo, while he panhandled holding up a "Please Help" sign with a wide grin.
Leroy says "One Love" is another greeting of choice he likes to use. "This is all the stuff I got left in life," he said of his belongings in his shopping cart. Photo by Danielle DeRosa
He told us he's from Michigan City, Indiana, where winters can also be very cold and windy. His possessions are in a red shopping cart, as he's without stable housing and living on the streets of Reno, but not without romance in his heart.
The night before he says he got smitten by a woman he met in a parking lot.