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Vintage photos show Central Park's Hooverville, a shanty town surrounded by skyscrapers, built by the homeless for the homeless during the Great Depression

Summary by Ground News
In the early 1930s, New York City's Central Park was home to a small shanty town. The ramshackle town was a "Hooverville," named after Republican President Herbert Hoover. Despite their dilapidated condition, reports highlight how those living in them did their best to keep their homes tidy, and themselves presentable.

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INSIDER broke the news in United States on Monday, October 30, 2023.
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