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1 The Impact of the Automobile On the 1950s

2 What kind of a vehicle would you need here?
You live in Omaha What kind of a vehicle would you need here?

3 Functionality vs. A Lifestyle
Why would you buy a car like this when you live in an area like Nebraska?

4 In the 1950s people followed the same ideas.
1950s Oldsmobile commercial

5 Impact on the Suburbs Why do people move to the suburbs?
Cars allowed them to live further away from their jobs. Money from the GI bill after the war gave people more money to buy houses Baby boom caused people to be family oriented Park Forest, IL. Case study For the Park Forest hyperlink go halfway down the page and click on the tv suburbs

6 The Effect on Omaha Millard before 1950 Millard today
400 people lived in Millard 7 teachers worked in the Millard district The district was confined to a 4 square miles Millard was its own town Millard today Millard is no longer its own town. It is apart of Omaha There are over 21,000 students that now attend Millard’s 32 different schools

7 Problems With the Suburbs then and Now
Suburbs in the 1950s Predominantly white Developers catered to white WWII veterans with families Integration of the suburbs didn’t start to happen until the late 1950s

8 The Suburbs Then and Now
Suburbs in the 1950s Traffic issues With the growth of the suburbs the infrastructure couldn’t keep up with the growth Getting places was not easy Couldn’t build roads fast enough Cars gave you freedom but people were always stuck in traffic

9 The Suburbs Then and Now
The suburbs since 1950s Development of the interstate system Eisenhower Interstate System was made People were displaced to build the interstate People that were displaced the most were from the poor neighborhoods Primary Sources Many cities developed new system of travel Buses Trains/subways

10 Impact of the Automobile on Social Life
What new activities did the automobile allow people to participate in? Teenagers have more social freedom Drive-in movies Car-hops Allowed people more leisure time Auto racing

11 Impact on Travel and Mobility
Questions for discussion Where is the best vacation you have ever taken and why? How do most people go on vacation today? How would people have gone on vacation in the 1950s?

12 Affect On Other Industries
How did the increase in travel effect other industries? Increase the need for car related businesses Gas stations Tires Increase in businesses that cater to the needs of travelers Fast food (McDonald’s and other franchises started in the 1950s) Hotels Etc Increase in Travel destinations Camping sites Attractions Amusement parks (Disneyland opened in 1955)

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