Chapter 15 & Chapter 16

 The technological boom in the 19 th century contributed to the growing industrial strength of the United States.  The result was rapid urbanization, or growth of cities, mostly in regions of the Northeast and Midwest.

Skyscrapers Electric Transit Engineering & Urban Planning The invention of elevators and the development of internal steel skeletons to bear the weight of buildings. The skyscraper became America’s greatest contribution to architecture. Solved the problem of how to deal with limited and expensive space.

Skyscrapers Electric Transit Engineering & Urban Planning The invention of elevators and the development of internal steel skeletons to bear the weight of buildings. The skyscraper became America’s greatest contribution to architecture. Solved the problem of how to deal with limited and expensive space. Before the Civil War, horses had dawn the earliest streetcars over iron rails embedded in city streets. In the 1870s and 1880s, underground moving cables, powered streetcar line – Electricity however, transformed Urban Transportation. New railroad lines also fed the growth of suburbs.

Skyscrapers Electric Transit Engineering & Urban Planning The invention of elevators and the development of internal steel skeletons to bear the weight of buildings. The skyscraper became America’s greatest contribution to architecture. Solved the problem of how to deal with limited and expensive space. Before the Civil War, horses had dawn the earliest streetcars over iron rails embedded in city streets. In the 1870s and 1880s, underground moving cables, powered streetcar line – Electricity however, transformed Urban Transportation. New railroad lines also fed the growth of suburbs. Recreational Areas “Greensward” which was selected to become Central Park. The finished park featured, boating and tennis facilities, a zoo, and bicycle paths.

 Most immigrants became city dwellers because cities were the cheapest and most convenient places to live.  The Americanization Movement was designed to assimilate people of wide- ranging cultures into the dominate culture.  However many immigrants did not want to abandon their culture.  Overcrowding soon became a problem.

Walk around the room to investigate documents and pictures to understand the challenges that the people of the cities faced. Take your note sheet with you to chart your discoveries!

Jacob Riis photographed this poor family in their tenement apartment.

As populations of cities increased, pickpockets and thieves flourished. Although, NYC organized the first full time, salaried police force in 1844, it and most other city law enforcement until were too small to have an impact on crime.

The limited water supply in many cities contributed to the spread of fires. Most cities were paced with wooden dwellings which were like kindling waiting to be ignited. The use of candles and kerosene heaters also posed a fire hazard.

Homework: Read Chapter 16 Section 4 and Complete the Graphic Organizer! Modern Mass Culture Emerges Leisure Culture