Valley: Life In The Santa Clara Valley

population from 100 to more than one thousand.  The homes were most likely to be

They arrived in Pasadena toward the end of May, 1920, and moved into tight quarters with her sister and brother-in-law, brother, a nephew and her husband’s cousin (Robinson 79). Though they lacked hot water and a kitchen sink, Pasadena seemed glorious with it’s blue hills on the horizon and it’s wonderful air. Mrs. Robinson accepted a job doing housework while the Welfare Department provided clothing for the children (80).

community. So when the Shelly’s purchase the house, the Kraemer’s who lived ten blocks from

The Great Migration seemed to begin again after a short period of time during the Great Depression. The price of crops fell dramatically during the Great Depression, causing African Americans to leave the South, mostly to the western United States this time, though some still traveled to northern cities. They moved to western cities, particularly in California, for more economic opportunity since the need for farmers had declined thanks to government plans to help stop the Great Depression. Jim Crow Laws were still enforced in the South and African Americans continued to leave to find better race relations. “Although lynching had greatly diminished by 1935 - there were eighteen lynchings that year - violence was still prevalent in the South. People were threatened, beaten, fired from their jobs, and publicly humiliated.” African Americans had to flee from the South and from the violence that was attributed to the region. Another reason for this second Great Migration was because of World War II. Many industries would switch to making wartime goods which called for extra labor. Men would go off to fight, and women and African Americans would be able to fill the job left behind. Family members and newspapers also added to the new movement. Letters would be sent back to families still in the South and explain how much better it was and the economic opportunity. Some newspapers would urge African Americans to move from the South for better relations in regards to race, and for

While some of these jobs created by wars and by industrialization were taken by immigrants, this group could not have accounted and taken all the jobs that needed to be filled in the north. First, immigrants were not being accepted at an extremely high rate during the Great Migration. Right before the United States entered the first world war, the number of legal immigrants dropped by nearly one million, with the number in 1917 being 295,403. During the Great Migration, the highest amount of legal immigrants coming into the United States was 805,228 in 1921, and the lowest amount of legal immigrants coming in being 23,725 in 1943, during a

1.Great Migration-relocation 6 million African Americans, going to from South to the Mid Northeast, looking for jobs and opportunities and more experience. Hard to find work due to lacking of skills. Push factors were escaping injustice and racism.

The Society of Mexican War Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic wanted a home for war veterans. The Veterans’ Home Association was formed, fund-raising began, and the search for a suitable site in the countryside to build a home where veterans could live and work in a beautiful place. William Gibbs, hearing of interest in purchasing land for the home, quickly assembled 910 acres from local Yountville pioneers and sold the property to the Veterans’ Home Association for $17,500 in 1882.

American urban housing system was not in a very good state at the end of Second World War. Hundreds of thousands

During the years between 1915 and 1970, some six million black southerners left their homelands in the South to move to the northern and western states looking for a better life.( The Reason why this i so significant to me is during this time period the great moving from one place to another was in effect and during this time period 6 million African Americans from the away from cities South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West from 1916 to 1970, affected a lot city based life in the United States. Driven from their homes by unsatisfactory money based opportunities and marsh separating people by race, religion, etc.ist laws, many blacks headed north, where they took advantage of the need for industrial workers that first rose up during

Cities throughout the north and Midwest, riddled with factories, warehouse’s and work areas needed people to fill jobs left by people who were drafted or enlisted into military ranks for World War I. New York had many jobs and opportunities in places such as the pier’s and docks. Detroit had automobile factories with tons of open job opportunities. African American’s flocked to these large urban areas. Also, with the onset of World War I, the creation of

The adventurous family thought they finally found the perfect settling house on Little Hobart Street that could eventually lead to them building their dream home. Like all the previous homes they lived in, however, it started to fall apart. They lost air conditioning, heat, and parts of the house started to fall off. It got to the point Jeannette proclaimed, “If I had woken up one morning with a raging fever, I would never have admitted it to Mom. Being sick meant having to stay home in our freezing house instead of a toasty classroom” (Walls 177).

Unlike the gorgeous public buildings the workers homes were very similar. Each house had two stories with five rooms, including a cellar, pantries, and closets. I learned that Pullman’s intentions weren’t fully true. Though public facilities were marvelous, working homes were very bland. Cite: Huffman, Nicole.

The main reasons for African Americans migrating to the north was to establish a better life both through economic and social means. Jobs in the north for men proved to be worth the travel and separation from their families because the jobs provided versatility and increase profits. “The arriving southern blacks wanted the vacant jobs and the wages they paid that were two or three times higher than daily earnings in the South. As news of job openings and comparatively high wages spread through southern communities, African-Americans expressed an eagerness to reach Pittsburgh and to learn more about conditions there.” (Gottlieb, p. 139). As intended the job market and demand for African American works met and exceeded the expectation of the migrants coming from the South. Aside from the jobs offered to migrate men, all other expectation fall short of their imagination. The living condition were extremely costly and the homes were not in great shape. Not only was the living situation not up to expectation but the cost of food, clothing, insurance and membership dues to the churches and organizations didn’t leave much from the new “well” paying jobs. Many migrators felt they may be better off back down south where they could reduce their cost. “The migrants had moved north with high expectations, but the real world they

It has four beds and two bathrooms, plus a pool in the backyard. The neighborhood provides a good environment for the whole family. With a two story home, 9 rooms, and even a fireplace, this home fits what they wanted in a home originally. They chose this home based on price, whether or not it provided everything their family needed, and on the look and feel of the home. Their home zip code is 6652036.

The new construction market in the mid 2000’s was flourishing. People saw building a home as an opportunity for a solid investment because prices and rates were so low that certain homes could depreciate extremely slowly. However, there would be a negative effect from all this low-cost new construction and few were aware of just how devastating it would be to the new construction market.