What was a hobo jungle in the 1930s?

Answer 1

During the Depression, there were unfortunate people who do not have a place to call home; they are known as the homeless. Instead, some of the homeless people went to places called Hobo Jungles, which were people built their homes out of . These places sheltered those in need of a place to reside. The people who lived in Hobo Jungles had many different ways of surviving. One way was to use a different type of terminology from the modern Americans. For example the term "Hotshot" meant a train with high priority over other traffic" (Hobos Hubpages 7). Slang and symbols such as a pie or a cross were drawn in the ground, which helped them communicate with each other about good places to beg, warning of barking dogs, or police, sit-down meals, and even religious people living nearby