Getting By Together: Montclair Remembers the Great Depression
A new episode of Montclair Stories is available! The Great Depression was an event experienced by everyone in Montclair, and no one was safe from feeling its effects. Mansions were abandoned, salaries were cut, but some locals managed to thrive in the new environment and culture and that emerged. What was it like to grow up in this tumultuous time? How did it shape the Montclair we know today, and the lives of its longtime residents? Read the full transcript online here, or listen at the bottom of the page below!
Stay tuned for more radio episodes based on our oral history series!
Explore more oral histories from the Montclair History Center, which were recorded in 2018 to commemorate Montclair’s 150th anniversary.