Like the rest of the United States, Chicago came upon excessively hard times in the 1930s. In addition to the stock market crash, the city's manufacturing industry took a hard hit, causing mass unemployment and social unrest.
Still, life went on.
Here are 21 photos of life in 1930s era Chicago.
1
Sitting on the Curb
Men, down on their luck.
2
Rundown Street
Man stumbles along.
3
Pedestrian
Waiting to cross the street.
4
Rundown Housing
Desolated neighborhood.
6
Garbage Fire
And nobody to put it out.
7
Residential
Men on walks.
8
Rundown Housing
No sign of development.
10
Kids in the Street
Playing on their own.
11
Parked Cars
A residential street.
12
Industrial Yard
Urban Wasteland.
13
Recess
Kids leaving the school building.
14
Intersection
Stores in business.
15
Bustling Street
The morning rush.
16
Cable Cars
A busy street.
17
School Front
Kids walk along.
18
Children on the Loose
Playing in the street.
19
A Homeless Man
Sleeping on the street.
20
Nicer Building
And an empty lot.
21
Crossing the Bridge
A tight fit.
