Week of July 25, 2009
The TitanicThe architecture that gave the Titanic its nickname. Photo by Arwen Kidd.
Description
On the main road into Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, one building can't be missed. It's known as the Titanic, and it's home to several hundred people, mostly ex-fighters displaced by the war that ended in 2003.
Reporter Grant Fuller spent 24 hours at the Titanic — sleeping in the building, eating with the residents, and playing with kids. He has this story of a day in the life of a squatter settlement.