After the stock market crash of 1929 many in this country experienced a dramatic change in their lives. The economic downfall which lasted about 10 years caused a downgrade of lifestyle, as many lost their jobs, and some had no choice but to live in shanty towns. Some of the well-to-do of the roaring twenties were reduced to selling apples and pencils on street corners.The Valley was home to many of those bums and drifters created by the era. “They came in record numbers— more than this region had seen before,” said local police.Word spread among the down-and--out that the ...