Amazon bought this old hotel in Seattle and turned it into a homeless shelter
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Last month, Amazon announced that it's turning an old hotel it bought in downtown Seattle into a temporary shelter for homeless people.
It's only going to be open through 2017. Amazon bought the land to turn it into part of its ever expanding campus.
But for now, Amazon has partnered with nonprofit organization Mary's Place and the Seattle Mayor's office to run the shelter.
Here's what it's like inside:
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The building is a former Travelodge hotel in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, near Amazon's headquarters.
Amazon/ VanHouten Photography, Inc.Amazon took care of all the interior improvements, but it reached out to a local nonprofit called Mary's Place to run the facility. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also donated $1 million to Mary's Place as part of the project.
Amazon/ VanHouten Photography, Inc.Source: Mynorthwest.com
The building has 60 guest rooms. It can house up to 200 people.
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