The Man in the Van travels the Great Recession's long, long road, returns rich with stories
As he nears the end of the line for his Man in a Van Project, Aaron Heideman of Grants Pass, Ore. has only begun to process the stories he gleaned from his cross-country recession odyssey. After losing jobs himself due to the sour economy-not once, but twice-the 29-year-old set out to chronicle the tales of people whose lives have been affected by the Great Recession. From Florida to California and many points in between, people scrawled their stories onto a large roll of Tyvek paper. Some even scrawled notes and missives on the van itself, turning it into a rolling chronicle of continued economic woe, and the hope that survives amidst it.
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The Man in the Van Project
Check out the photos of Aaron Heideman's cross-country recession odyssey, as he brought the Man in the Van Project to hard-hit Americans.
Tony Ding, AP
Tony Ding, AP
The Man in the Van Project
In an exclusive interview with WalletPop, Heideman discussed the project, what it's meant to him and what comes next for a young man who, for now, still lives in his orange Dodge van, hoping to land permanent employment soon.
