Life In Cities Will Change
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Life In Cies Will Change • Apartment buildings begin to spring up all over cies – Hot water, heat, kitchens, flushing toilets, telephones – 1880s: electric lighng & appliances) – Elevators invented
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Life In Cities Will Change. Apartment buildings begin to spring up all over cities Hot water, heat, kitchens, flushing toilets, telephones 1880s : electric lighting & appliances) Elevators invented. Building Boom. Cities begin to run out of room for expansion - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Life In Cities Will Change
Life In Cities Will ChangeApartment buildings begin to spring up all over citiesHot water, heat, kitchens, flushing toilets, telephones1880s: electric lighting & appliances)Elevators invented
Building BoomCities begin to run out of room for expansionBuilding up versus building out
Skyscrapers: tall building with many floors supported by a lightweight steel frame- 1st: Chicago 1885: nine stories tallElevators make a skyscraper convenient & intriguing
Building Uphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvhP2CJac-Ev Moving PeopleTraffic begins to become a problem in citiesTrolleys from center of cities outwardThis creates the first suburbs
Suburbs: residential area on or near the outskirts of a citySteam-driven passenger trains on overhead tracksSubwaysBridges
Public ParksParks could offer open land to calm busy, crowded city dwellers (Central Park)
Zoos & gardens (green grass and trees)
Department StoresDepartment stores: large retail store offering a variety of goods organized in separate departmentsMacys: 9 story department store clothes, furniture, jewelry, window-shopping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1jaCR_rAzg SportsA way to escape the pressures of work & city lifeBaseball: most popular sport in nation (first played in NY) 1870s: many cities have pro teamsVIDEO??? Differences
Football: Grew out of European soccer U.S. played since 1700sNo helmets, little skill 1908 = 33 college player died from injuriesBasketball: 1890s starts at the YMCA
YMCA: Young Mens Christian AssociationWanted a sport that could be played indoors in winter2 bushel baskets to gym wallsSoccer ball thrown into baskets
Theaters & MusicMusic: different cultures sang the same songs sense of new communityTheater: spreads American culture (Wild West) & builds sense of new community as wellCircuses: family fun entertainment
ShowsSymphonies, operas usually reserved for the wealthyVaudeville: variety show that included comedians, song & dance routines, acrobats Provided breakout opportunities to immigrants/ talent (think American Idol or X-Factor)
RagtimeNew kind of music with a lively, rhythmic soundScott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_dI6BZt06U John Philip Sousa Stars & Stripes Forever 4th of July http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl17svmZKso
Looking to the FutureNOW weve set the scene forCleaner cities & better living conditionsRecreational activitiesAn educational awareness of other classesAn improved schooling systemA platform for womens rightshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdmKCovW11w
