The 1920s were a roaring decade in the United States and Indiana followed suit. The decade saw a growth spurt in Indianapolis and earned the nickname as the 'Golden Age' of the city.

It all came to a crashing halt in the 30s as the US economy suffered a catastrophic collapse that was felt especially hard by Hoosiers in the era that came to be known as the Great Depression. The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, and Indiana soon faced widespread unemployment and food shortages, according to the Indiana Historical Society.

Women, Mexican immigrants and Black Americans were among the hardest hit by the depression, as they were often the first fired and last hired as the recovery began, according to IHS. The Salvation Army-Indianapolis Star Penny Ice Fund was one of the bigger loca

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