: a house, apartment building, or residential hotel in which low-income or welfare tenants live in single rooms
standing room only
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 June 2026
Caines asked of the SRO industry crowd.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Proof, virtually selling out the Booth for a gross of $935,431; The Rocky Horror Show, at 98% of capacity at Studio 54 for a gross of $727,283 (a Wednesday matinee was canceled); and Dog Day Afternoon, SRO at the August Wilson, $1,114,914.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
And aren’t politicians always talking about reviving the SRO anyway?
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Mar. 2026
After the fire, the city plunged into an inspection of every SRO.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Officials credited the on-site school resource officer (SRO), school nursing staff and responding medical personnel for their swift response.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The situation also underscores San Francisco’s heavy reliance on hundreds of SRO hotels in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin, Chinatown and the Mission District, many built in the early 20th century, as a cornerstone of its affordable housing system.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2025
Although the shooter didn’t begin his attack near the SRO, the officer’s approach – heard by the shooter over the radio – helped limit the scope of the attack.
—Laura Carno, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The title was an inside joke based on the band’s nicknames for two dogs owned by Ray Danniels, co-founder of SRO Management and the label that released Rush’s albums, Anthem Records.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 June 2026
Caines asked of the SRO industry crowd.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Proof, virtually selling out the Booth for a gross of $935,431; The Rocky Horror Show, at 98% of capacity at Studio 54 for a gross of $727,283 (a Wednesday matinee was canceled); and Dog Day Afternoon, SRO at the August Wilson, $1,114,914.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
And aren’t politicians always talking about reviving the SRO anyway?
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Mar. 2026
After the fire, the city plunged into an inspection of every SRO.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Officials credited the on-site school resource officer (SRO), school nursing staff and responding medical personnel for their swift response.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The situation also underscores San Francisco’s heavy reliance on hundreds of SRO hotels in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin, Chinatown and the Mission District, many built in the early 20th century, as a cornerstone of its affordable housing system.
—Laura Waxmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Dec. 2025
Although the shooter didn’t begin his attack near the SRO, the officer’s approach – heard by the shooter over the radio – helped limit the scope of the attack.
—Laura Carno, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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“SRO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SRO. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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