During the great depression, many noticeable changes occurred for a multitude of cities across the U.S. However, it seems to be the culmination of little changes that created a bigger impact during the great depression. A very important and yet seemingly overlooked factor was the reallocation of government spending. Everyone had different priorities for how they thought money should be spent or saved and the department of parks and recreation, deemed unnecessary by those with power, suffered a major loss. Although in NYC the department stayed intact with significantly reduced funding, many other departments of parks and Recreation were completely annihilated across the country
Neglected Parks