I was raised during the Great Depression (1929-1939). I was born several years before the beginning. I remember men riding boxcars (rail cars); they were called “hobos.” Entire families were walking down the road. We never considered these migrants to be homeless, for they were all going westward in search of a better life.
During the Great Depression, there were few available jobs, whereas now there are many jobs but it seems no one wants them because they don’t pay enough. My father told me when I left home that “Any job is better than no job.” I had many “any jobs” before I finally succeeded.
— Dick Griffith
Anchorage
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