Shanty towns in the United States

thumb|A Hooverville in Seattle, 1933. Hoovervilles were shanty towns and slums built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States. They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was president of the United States during the onset of the Depression and was widely blamed for it. The term was coined by Charles Michelson. There were hundreds of Hoovervilles across the country during the 1930s.

community in California

encampment in Portland, Oregon, United States

Amtrak tunnel under Riverside Park in Manhattan, New York City