Sacramento's Depression Era Hoovervilles

For this year's Sacramento Archives Crawl, join Sacramento Public Library archivist James Scott for a deep dive into the Capital City's Depression-era Hoovervilles. From Gardenland to Rotten Egg, we'll explore the makeshift existence of the hundreds of souls who, escaping the throes of the Great Depression or the scourge of the Dust Bowl, decided to make a stand in Sacramento. Rare photographs and archival content will accent this hour-long talk.

Reading list and SERA map of the Jibboom Street area can be obtained by contacting James Scott at [email protected].

An excerpt of Irving Berlin's "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee" (1932), as performed by Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians, is utilized under the provisions of "Fair Use" (Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act) and the Teach Act of 2002. Downloaded from Archive.org on October 9, 2021.