Urbanization
Causes IndustrializationUrbanization Immigration. Innovation
Innovation “Industrial” Agriculture Skyscraper Mass Transit—subways (1st in Boston), elevated trains, trolleys Suspension Bridges (Brooklyn Bridge).
Living Conditions Little “management” of growth Overcrowding: Row houses & Tenements Overwhelmed Services: Sewage, Trash Removal, Water Supply Difficult, Dangerous, & Unhealthy.
Around the Tenements
Living in the Tenements
Working Conditions Factories & Mills Minimize Costs “Sweatshops”
Children at Work
Street Kids
Where to Get Help Neighborhood & Religious Groups, 1889, Jane Addams established Hull House Too Little
Politics Political Machines—Industrialization of Politics controlled Political parties City politics Bosses