They were shantytowns that sprang up during the Depression. People who lost their homes or were otherwise displaced lived in them. There were even Hoovervilles in Central Park.
Last night, the BBC had a story about a modern-day Hooverville in Ontario, California. Watch it after the jump.
And George W. Bush says we're not headed for hard times. People losing their houses and winding up in a tent city. Near the airport. We are so fucked.
They should be called BushVilles
Posted by: PoliShifter | March 14, 2008 at 03:51 PM
An article in the SF Gate talked about "Slumburbia" a new form of ghetto where Americans who cannot afford to live closer in to the cities are going to dwell...along with squatters, dealers, and gangs.
Posted by: Kvatch | March 15, 2008 at 06:11 PM
Bushed Town. Some sad shit.
Posted by: Frederick | March 16, 2008 at 03:21 AM
Bushed Town. Some sad shit.
Posted by: Frederick | March 16, 2008 at 03:21 AM
Shruburbs
Posted by: water | March 16, 2008 at 04:20 AM
I was alerted to this about 1 month ago. I was actually thinking of making a documentary about this, as it happens. I'll let you know if it gets off the ground. Brilliant title for them, "shruburbs."
Posted by: HelenWheels | March 16, 2008 at 02:31 PM
Shruburbs! That's brilliant!
Posted by: Lew Scannon | March 16, 2008 at 06:30 PM
They won't call them tents.
They'll call them "temporary personal domiciles" and then offer mortgages.
Posted by: actor212 | March 17, 2008 at 01:40 PM