These 19 Houses In Florida From The 1930s Will Open Your Eyes To A Different Time

The 1930s were a tumultuous time in the history of our country as well as our state. Many people struggled just to get by, while for the very fortunate, life seemingly went on with little change. You can see echoes of these changing times in the photos of these homes, some in disrepair and some seemingly unchanged, taken during this decade:

1. Imogene Bubbett Rahn on the porch of her house on Seminole Avenue

Tampa, 1932

2. Houses on Eaton Street

Key West, 1935

3. Home of Mrs. V.C. Denton

Pahokee, 1937. This home was built unit by unit according to plans worked out in Mrs. Denton's home demonstration club. The house was completed in 5 years.

4. Looking south at buildings that survived the hurricane

Tavernier, 1935. The drug store and hotel are in the back, the railroad houses are in the center, and Captain Bob Comb's house is on the front right.

5. Retired railroad man sitting on the bumper of his house-car

Long Branch Trailer Park, Jacksonville, 1931

6. Men gathered at truck in front of house

Cattle ranching project under FERA project, Miami (?), 1935

7. Farm workers' house

Hardaway, 1937

8. R. T. Oglesby home

Allenton, 1935. The house was photographed after it had been remodeled and improved. The yard would soon be beautified and the fence moved.

9. Home on East Hickory Street in Arcadia

Mr. and Mrs. Gaines with daughter Lillian and pet dog "Rep" at their home in Arcadia, 1939.

10. Jacksonville residence

1939

11. George Carson

Jefferson County, 1937, Former slave, George Carson, standing by the house in which he lived after coming to Florida in 1875.

12. Housing development

Jacksonville, 1939

13. Children in front of large mediterranean style house

Jacksonville, 1935

14. House built with finished lumber

Neighbors Colony, Lake Ashby, 1933

15. View of house on Angela Street across from the Key West Cemetery

Key West, 1935

16. House in Blountstown

1938

17. Ladies standing in front of a house

Saint Teresa, 1936

18. View of residence on Navarre Avenue

Coral Gables, 1930

19. House belonging to Wilbur Roberts

Riviera Beach, 1939

What do you think about these photos? Please feel free to share your thoughts and memories of Florida during the 1930s.