and the newly established segregation between work and home life, that hobbies went mainstream. Then, during the Great Depression, hobbies became further integrated into the public sphere and first became, for many, a critical way of making ends meet. By the mid-1900s, a slew of businesses built on the commercialization of hobbies began to emerge (think baseball card trading and train-building).
and the newly established segregation between work and home life, that hobbies went mainstream. Then, during the Great Depression, hobbies became further integrated into the public sphere and first became, for many, a critical way of making ends meet. By the mid-1900s, a slew of businesses built on the commercialization of hobbies began to emerge (think baseball card trading and train-building).