Grandma's neighborhood. During the years of the 1930's with massive unemployment people were just glad to have a job of any sort. Grandpa had dependable work but
Almost every house in their neighborhood was built or repaied with recycled material. two or three had been constructed of brick during the big money days of the 1920's. Most of the houses were wooden.
Coal/wood stoves were the norm in these houses. Cellars not basements were used for canned food or root vegetable storage.
The wash room was in a detached shed and some homes had outhouses.

As a child I thought the neighbors were so creative and clever as we watched one new find after another embellish the houses. Years later I realized they were all just very poor.
I had thought Grandma really liked beans until a more adult realization came to me. Everyone in Grandmas neighborhood had a garden.
I was allowed to help with the harvest and canning duties. My upbringing allowed me to appreciate visits to Grandmas in the way a kid values summer camp.
So this is a trip into nostalgia and I have really enjoyed this look back to those yesterday years and the people who made my childhood so magical in Grandma's neighborhood.