World’s most populated cities…populated US most populated cities…populated By 1900, most major US cities had a population of 500,000 and were continuing to grow!

Transportation Networks Architecture Mass Culture

Mass Transit  Railroad systems  Subways (Boston)  Trolleys  Cable Cars Since cities offered jobs, people flocked their and transportation had to accomodate their arrival and movement through the city.

 Skyscrapers  Suburbs Most buildings were 5 stories at the time.

 Newspapers and comic strips: Pulitzer and Hearst  Department Stores – Marshall Field  World Fairs  Amusement Parks  Central Park Coney Island

NYC Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore Boston

Considering what we’ve learned…design your own city.

Bring in a Chicago World’s Fair 1893 story:  Invention  Innovation  Designer  Food vendors  Crime  Drama

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Clasp Locker

Count and list the totals: number of rooms in your house, bathrooms, bedrooms, TVs, cars, and pairs of shoes.

Read the Chapter 20, Section 3 Summary Create your own power point, just like Mrs. Cag’s

 Tenements/Apartments – overcrowded, dark, unsanitary  Low trash standards  No safety standards: no fire departments, no clean water  Plumbing was rare  Diseases spread quickly: cholera, thyphoid, influenza, tuberculosis  50% of babies died  Air pollution

$23.00 $1.00

$ ($9 a week) $23,602.00

$0.32$3.43

$0.23$1.23

$60.00$ Day Cruise

$1.15 Billion $17 Trillion

How have things improved? Or did they just get worse?

Where is Camden, NJ?

CompareContrast Small apartments Lots of jobs Mass transit Crime Culture communities poverty Fire and health codes Less illness Medical care Lawsuits/Regulations for change

The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. Fuel for a car was sold in drug stores only. Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME. Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Most women washed their hair once a month, and used egg yolks for shampoo. The Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia/influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30! Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet. There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write and only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at drugstores. There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U. S. A. !

Write a compare and contrast paragraph about city life or immigration.