History Bites-Chandler in the 1930s

300 South Chandler Village Drive,Chandler AZ 85226

05 April, 2022

Description

What was Chandler like during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl? There were two Chandlers in the 1930s. One revolved around the San Marcos Hotel, where the rich and famous enjoyed leisurely winters and spent time in carefully managed areas nearby. The other was a town already a decade into economic hardship, where most residents were small-scale farmers struggling to find a new cash crop after the 1920 cotton market collapse. Find out more as Collections Coordinator Nate Meyers tells the story of a town with a more complicated history than you may think, and describes the Dust Bowl migrants who would soon add their own chapters to the tale. After the program, stay to take in “Picturing Home: Dust Bowl Migrants in Chandler,” opening March 8, 2022. Photographs from the Chandler Museum collection