Hooverville Research Paper

Hoovervilles Hoovervilles where a very important part of the 1930’s. They were everywhere. Hoovervilles were shacks of anything and everything the people living in them could find. Hoovervilles were in parking lots and in deserted land areas. They were also in places that were cleared to be reconstructed but were put on hold due to the Great Depression. Hoovervilles are an important part of America’s history. Some interesting things are; there were three major cities that had Hoovervilles, made of anything they could find, and there were some other known Hoovervilles that are small ones.
Since Hoovervilles are everywhere here are three major cities that had Hoovervilles. Hoovervilles are shanty towns built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the 1930’s. The three major cities are New York City, St.Louis, and Seattle. New York had two major Hoovervilles. The two that were in New York City were in Central Park and Riverside Park (Alchin). The Hooverville in St.Louis was the longest lasting Hooverville in America. It even had four distinct sectors. The St.Louis Hooverville had churches and an unofficial mayor (History.com Staff). Seattle’s main Hooverville stood for ten years …show more content…
They were made of Cardboard boxes, tar and glass. They were made of these things because they were found the most in the places that they were at. They were also made of lumber anything tin. They were also made in the ground so they could not be burned down and they also had metal roofs. Hoovervilles also had cooking supplies (History.com Staff). They included stoves, knives, spoons, and forks. They also had beds in them. Not only are Hoovervilles based in cities they were a home to the homeless. They are made from number of things from cardboard boxes to Lumber. They are also made of tar paper, glass and tin. They were also built in the ground (History.com