Archiving Angeles (AA): Recessions in Time

By Jason Burns
June 13th, 2008 @ 12:08 PM History

recession.jpg

Little Ryan did not have a traditional Christmas. His family, like others, was hit hard by a crumbling economy. They were living in a moving van in the Valley. They were lucky.

The year was 1982.

Photo from UCLA Library Digital Collections

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4 Comments so far

  1. The 8 Track Kid (willbetheboy) on June 13th, 2008 @ 12:28 pm

    I wonder where Ryan and his mom are now.


  2. dhosek on June 13th, 2008 @ 12:50 pm

    Well, a bit of Google-fu indicates that mom may be living in Hermosa Beach now, assuming that she’s 34 in the picture (not unreasonable since the kid is 9), and that I picked up the right person. Not much like finding dad or kid.


  3. dhosek on June 13th, 2008 @ 12:56 pm

    Oh wait, a bit more digging shows that she definitely lives in Hermosa. The kid is in Redondo or Lawndale, depending on the record that turns up.


  4. discarted on June 13th, 2008 @ 6:45 pm

    sure is a beautiful photo.



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