Urban Way of Life
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Urban Way of Life
Cities provided many advantages over rural life.
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Urban Way of Life
1. Jobs2. Piped in Hot Water3. EntertainmentA. SportsB. ConcertsC. PlaysD. MuseumsE. Theme Park Sea Lion Park @ Coney
Island Opened in 1895
First Outdoor Theme Park in the World
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Urban Way of Life
4. City ServicesA. Garbage CollectionB. Police ProtectionC. Fire Protection5. Sports6. Mass Transit
In 1908, dumping waste in the most convenient location was common practice. They would dump in the ocean, wetlands, or any given waste land. The U.S. didn’t set up regulations for another 25 years.
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Changing Faces of Cities
SKYSCRAPERS1. Price of land increased
2. Architects built upward
3. Louis Sullivan- Began using steel as a backbone for skyscrapers
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Steel SkyscrapersIn 1889 Louis Sullivan
developed the Auditorium Building in Chicago (26 stories)
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Cities Developed 4 Things1. Parks2. Zoos3. Housing Communities4. Mass Transit
First Zoo in the U.S. Central Park (NYC) Opened in 1874 Opened in 1857
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Department Stores
Characteristics of a Department Store1. Allowed customers to look, touch, and buy
merchandise.2. Offered credit, free delivery, and marked
prices.3. Lower prices under one roof.
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Department StoresNEW TYPES OF STORESFrank Winfield-FW Wool Worth- Took department
store concept one step forward. Fixed price under $0.10
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Department Stores
R.H. Macy- Department Store- High end merchandise, high price.
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SPORTS NEWSPAPERS & RADIO BROUGHT FOOTBALL,
BASKETBALL, & BASEBALL IN TO MAINSTREAM OF AMERICAN LIFE.
SPORTS ARE A PART OF AMERICAN CULTURE.
CULTURE IS A PATTERN OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND IS SOMETHING WE DO OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
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BASEBALL
ABNER DOUBLEDAY INVENTED BASEBALL IN COOPERSTOWN, NY IN 1839.
FIRST PROFESSIONAL TEAM WAS THE CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS IN 1869.
THE FIRST WORLD SERIES WAS IN 1903 BETWEEN THE BOSTON PILGRIMS AND THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES
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BASKETBALL INVENTED IN
SPRINGFIELD MA. IN 1891 BY JAMES NAISMITH.
HE DEVELOPED BASKETBALL AS AN INDOOR SPORT TO PLAY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS
IT WAS DEVELOPED AT THE YMCA (YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.)
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Leisure Activities in Cities1. Music- Most cities established symphony
orchestras, in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera House opened in New York.
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Leisure Activities in Cities
2. Theatre-A. Vaudeville- Sophisticated CircusEXAMPLES OF VAUDEVILLE- Juggling, Singers, Comedy, Ventriloquists, AcrobatsB. Plays- Ranged from Shakespeare to Melo Drama. C. Opera- Play having text set to music
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Leisure Activities in Cities3. Art- Beginning of “realism” Art scenes depicting American way of life (coastlines, mountains, landscapes, people)
Thomas Eakins (NY) Winslow Homer (Maine)
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Leisure Activities in Cities
Significance- Gave people in the cities many forms of entertainment