Is there a "Dubya*ville" in YOUR state??? Check in, here!

[elehhhhna]

"During the Great Depression, many families lost their homes because they could not pay their mortgages. These people had no choice but to seek alternative forms of shelter. Hoovervilles, named after President Hoover, who was blamed for the problems that led to the depression, sprung up throughout the United States. The following photos provide a glimpse of some Hoovervilles. In what ways do you think life changed for people who lost their jobs, life savings, and homes, and ended up living in Hoovervilles? Do you think most Hooverville residents had a choice about how they lived? Can you think of anything similar to Hoovervilles in the United States today? If so, how are they different or similar to the Hoovervilles of the Great Depression"




Dwellers in Local Hooverville, Circleville, Ohio




Hooverville, Portland, Oregon


http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/depwwii/depress/hoovers.html

[babylonsister]

1. Perhaps not Hoovervilles, but the fall of Enron here

in Texas surely changed a lot of lives and retirement plans, and not for the better.
I think we'll be seeing poor houses and soup kitchens crop up, especially with the new bankruptcy laws. It's going to get a lot worse, I fear. :(