“We went and played in the bushes, went exploring and found some hobos there along the tracks. They lived in these box cars and they would give us baloney sandwiches and pick us up so we could run around inside the rail cars. And we kept telling my mom about the hobos and she said there was no such things as hobos. Finally after us chatting about it all summer long, she took a look for herself, and when she saw there were homeless people there, that was the end of our adventure.”

Kids in Playground 1913 City of Edmonton Archives  EA-10-2926-24

Kids in Playground 1913 City of Edmonton Archives EA-10-2926-24

Family
Home


Parents


Trees

Young Life
School


Playing Outside


Hobos


Boys at the Pool Hall

Depression
Being Poor

Businesses
Woodland Grocery


Tippy’s


Avenue Theatre

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