Assignment 3New York City: The Crossroad of

World Trade

Breanna Wise

Film-Episode OneThe Country and the City

• New York was founded by the Dutch

• Creating the city was an “experiment” to see if everyone could live in the same area

• It became the most diverse city and had more languages than any other city

• New York had the first harbor in the Atlantic

• Was the first capital of the United States

The Country and the City (cnt’d)

• 1763- New York fell into depression in

• 1775- American Revolution began– New York came out with the most debt– Government took on debt

• 1789- Washington became first president of the United States in New York City

• 1792-New York Stock exchange began

The Country and the City (cnt’d)

• People revolted against tax reforms– Was repealed

• Hamilton started a powerful economy

• New York became the most man-made artificial space in the history of the planet

• Erie Canal– Clinton– Paid for itself

Film-Episode ThreeSunshine and Shadow

• 1870– Fighting over control of Central Park– Central Park became a democratic meeting

place

• 1865-1898– Greatest concentration

of wealth in history, and greatest division of poor and wealthy

Sunshine and Shadow (cnt’d)

• Poverty was a “personal problem”

• East River– Busiest water in the world

• Brooklyn Bridge plans began– Opened 1883

• The People’s Day

Sunshine and Shadow (cnt’d)

• 1873- Financial crisis struck New York

• Wall Street– Needed order– J.P. Morgan

• Brooklyn Bridge began the “vertical city”

• 1890- half the millionaires in America moved to New York City

• 1898- consolidation and immigration mass

A Merger That Puts New York on Top

• New York’s best quality is the ability to capture economic gains that came from other regions

• America Online bought Time Warner, neither have contributed to any technological innovation

• New York has faced many challenges to maintain its status as the national metropolis

• New York needs to unite on its vision to overcome rivalries

America Compared:The City in the Land of the Dollar

• Chicago– Grew quickly– New technologies attracted people to the city

• Railroads• Breweries• Shopping• Jobs

America Compared

• Skyscrapers– Created in Chicago– Made land more expensive and changed the way

people lived

• Downtown vs. Suburbs– New concept– Live in one place, work

in another

• Chicago is the face of American architecture and design

America Compared

• The World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893– Intended to bring culture, inventions and

travelers– Included fair grounds, new buildings, theatres,

exhibitions, and a grand train station– Also included landscaping and parks– The idea was to combine the new exciting city

and beauty and an “oasis”