Row of homes in Alameda Hooverville, Los Angeles, 1930s
- Description:
- A prominent Los Angeles shanty town, or “Hooverville,” was located on a five-acre vacant lot on Alameda and Firestone during the early 1930s, the height of the Great Depression, populated by homeless people and families. This particular Hooverville was located on 8445 S. Alameda Street.
- Date:
- 1930s
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
