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After nearly twenty years living on the street, Cadillac Man (aka Thomas Wagner), now 65, moved into a permanent home in Astoria, Queens, the first week of December, after a long saga dependent upon a series of serendipitous moments.
Dec 10, 2015 · Known as Cadillac Man, after he claimed he was struck by several of them during a six-week stretch nearly 15 years ago, Wagner became a cause celebre in literary circles after penning his memoir,...
Mar 24, 2009 · Cadillac Man his real name is Thomas Wagner began living on the streets in 1994, when he was 44. His descent into homelessness was gradual, and then quite sudden, the way a canoe is...
Jul 29, 2009 · Wagner, better known as “Cadillac Man” in Astoria, where he used to live under the viaduct, was honored Wednesday at City Hall for penning the critically acclaimed memoir, “Land of the Lost...
Apr 1, 2009 · Cadillac Man, whose legal name is Thomas Wagner, is the author of “Land of the Lost Souls,” a new memoir about being homeless in New York City.
May 20, 2018 · Tom Wagner, cap and coat in hand, is itching to get outside. He was homeless for two decades, and although he loves his apartment, anything with four walls feels confining. Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling. Cadillac Man wrote Land of the Lost Souls: My Life on the Streets. Besides, he needs a cigarette.
Cadillac Man--his real name is Thomas Wagner--began living on the streets in 1994, when he was 44. His descent into homelessness was gradual, and then quite sudden, the way a canoe is tugged downriver and then eventually drops over a waterfall.
