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Post Office sign from Hooverville in Seattle, ca. 1930
During the hard times of the late 1920s and 1930s, many unemployed and homeless people settled just west of where Seattle's stadiums now stand. The men, and several women, built ramshackle houses out of scrap material, set up a post office, and elected their own mayor. The area was nicknamed "Hooverville" by people who blamed President Herbert Hoover for causing the Depression.
ID Number: 1980.7029.1
Date: Circa 1930
Physical Description: 1 Sign, Identification; wood; 14.5 in.H x 22.25 in.W x 1.875 in.D
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle
Credit: MOHAI, 1980.7029.1