HomelessnessĪ Tarpaper Carthage: Interpreting Hooverville, by Joey Smith We are grateful to the Seattle Municipal Archives, King County Archives, and the University of Washington Library Special Collections for permission to incorporate materials in their collections. Included are photographs, city documents, a 1934 sociological survey of residents, a short memoir written by the former "mayor" of Hooverville, and more. Seattle is fortunate to have the kind of detailed documentation of its Hooverville that other cities lack, and we have compiled these unique resources here. Until the land was needed for shipping facilities on the eve of World War II. It stood for ten years, 1931 to 1941.Ĭovering nine acres of public land, it housed a population of up to 1,200, claimed its own community government including an unofficial mayor, and enjoyed the protection of leftwing groups and sympathetic public officials Seattle's main Hooverville was one of the largest, longest-lasting, and best documented in the nation. "Hooverville" was a deliberately politicized label, emphasizing that President Herbert Hoover and the Republican Party were to be held responsible for the economic crisis and its miseries. There were dozens in the state of Washington, hundreds throughout the country, each testifying to the housing crisis that accompanied the employment crisis of the early 1930s. "Hooverville" became a common term for shacktowns and homeless encampments during the Great Depression. If the council decides that you have a priority need but are intentionally homeless they must still give you temporary housing for a reasonable time - usually a few weeks.įind out how to avoid being intentionally homeless.Click here to see more photographs of Hoovervilles and homeless encampments in Seattle and Tacoma. The council does not have to give you longer term housing if they decide you made yourself homeless. You left early or gave up your home when you could have stayed You did not pay the rent or mortgage when you could afford to You were evicted for antisocial or criminal behaviour This means the council thinks you did something to lose your home, for example: You may hear the council talk about intentional homelessness. Think an offer of temporary or longer term housing is not suitable You have 3 weeks to ask for a review if you: The letter must say why if the council decides not to give you longer term housing. They have to look into your situation properly and help you with a personal housing plan. The council must give you a letter that says if they will give you longer term housing. You might have to live in temporary housing until the council makes a final offer of housing.įind out about final offers of housing. You cannot be sent to a different council if you'd be at risk of domestic abuse or other violence in that area. You have a right to longer term housing if the council accepts that you:Īre legally homeless and this is not your faultĪ council may send you to a different council if you do not have any links to their area and have a local connection somewhere else. They must still give you help and advice if you are likely to be homeless within 8 weeks. The council does not have to give you emergency housing until you are legally homeless. They also must help you with a personal housing plan. The council must give you emergency housing while they look into your situation. You have a right to emergency housing if the council think you might:
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