Terry Mckelvey

The white-haired man carries extra clothes in a plastic bucket as he weaves his way down bustling Broadway. Sometimes he pushes a shopping cart or totes plastic bags, but the bucket can be used for a stool should his back begin to ache. His pace is hectic, as if he were late for a flight or important business meeting. His thoughts are equally rushed--even his words cannot keep up. He has no particular appointment, no deadline. Still he races forward.

The white-haired man carries extra clothes in a plastic bucket as he weaves his way down bustling Broadway. Sometimes he pushes a shopping cart or totes plastic bags, but the bucket can be used for a stool should his back begin to ache. His pace is hectic, as if he were late for a flight or important business meeting. His thoughts are equally rushed--even his words cannot keep up. He has no particular appointment, no deadline. Still he races forward.

Becky Vega has come a long way. When she dropped out of Garfield High School two years ago, Vega went to work as an elevator operator, earning the minimum wage, at the historic Bradbury Building located downtown at 3rd Street and Broadway. Today, the 19-year-old is manager of a restaurant in the building and earns enough to have moved out of her parents' home and have her own apartment. Vega is typical of the staff at Bradbury's 1893 Cos., which is 100% owned by Terry McKelvey.