Because of this, the children could get the .

             idea of running away to a better family. When they did, they begged for food, .

             looked everywhere for shelter, and some lucky kids would find a ride for a few .

             miles or a nice family would keep them for a week or even a month. Some of .

             the unlucky ones would be crushed by a fast moving car or be rolled under the .

             wheels of a train because they leaped to slow or got off to slow. .

             Even through these tough times, some cities were able to keep together. .

             These cities were Hollywood, New York, and Chicago. Hollywood took .

             advantage of low ticket prices to make more movies to make more money. New .

             York and Chicago did the same. In addition, hotels and dancehalls were also .

             good money makers because people needed entertainment and shelter. Aside .

             for these, there are country clubs which only the wealthiest could afford to .

             join or be a guest. .

             Not all the businesses had this luck. One is especially the banks. Over .

             4,000 banks were closed by 1933 and the peoples money were lost. This was .

             tragic. Another company is the Henry Ford Company, but they only closed one .

             location out of the whole company. Farmers did terribly and they had no .

             money. The only other successful business is illegal. I would think that"s .

             obvious. Smuggling was common because it was a great way to make money .

             and all you had to do is risk your chances of being caught. What did the people .

             smuggle? It was wine and liquor. These items were wanted by many people and .

             the money was worth doing it. To transport the cargo, cars and trucks would .

             need large, concealable tanks. .

             There were many causes of the Depression and the U.S. was affected .

             tremendously. Perhaps the most imperishable misconception portrays the crash .

             (of stocks) as the cause of the Great Depression that persisted through the .

             decade of the 1930s. (Kennedy p.38) This means the most unforgettable .

             misconception of the 1930s is the stock market crash.