Evolution during the 1920’s Transportation Evolution during the 1920’s
What evolved during this time? Buses Airplanes Automobile
Buses Modernized during the 1920’s Mass Transit Economical requires less attention than streetcars Easy to reroute
Airplanes bomber planes converted to passenger plane first airline formed in 1924 Imperial Airways (Britain) 1924 coast to coast flight showed it could occur more frequently 27 hours Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic ocean showing Americans air travel is not restricted
Automobile 8 million Americans owned cars in 1920 Social acceptance of the car made owning one a necessity Most popular car was the model T or Tin Lizzy Options to cars available Mechanical windshield wipers Balloon tires Americans loved the car 620,000 miles of road vs. 226 miles (Britain)
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