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Life at the Turn of the Century

Life at the Turn of the Century. The Rise of the Cities. Engineering innovations change the look of the cities Skyscrapers change the skyline Wainright in St. Louis Flatiron in New York. Home Insurance Building. Chicago skyline. New suspension bridges New planned parks

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Life at the Turn of the Century

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  1. Life at the Turn of the Century

  2. The Rise of the Cities • Engineering innovations change the look of the cities • Skyscrapers change the skyline • Wainright in St. Louis • Flatiron in New York

  3. Home Insurance Building

  4. Chicago skyline

  5. New suspension bridges • New planned parks • New city planning designs • Daniel Burnham (Chicago)

  6. Brooklyn Bridge 1883

  7. Central Park New York City

  8. New Technologies • New Printing methods • Print on both sides at the same time • Literacy up around 90% • Creation of the airplane • Affordable hand held camera • Rolls of film instead of glass plates

  9. Education • Mandated children go to school @ certain times • Kindergarten created • High Schools expand • Immigrants encouraged to go to school

  10. Less than 1% of African-Americans attended high school • Immigrants were encouraged to go to school • Americanize them • Parochial schools • Adult and night schools

  11. Black Colleges: • Howard Univ. • Women’s Colleges • Smith (1871) Bryn Mawr (1880) • Business schools • Wharton school @ U. of PA

  12. Section 3 City Life • Department stores pop up. • A & P (1869) Macy’s (1858) • Woolworth’s (1879) Ward’s (1872) Sears • Major advertising everywhere. (billboards etc…) • Yellow journalism

  13. Leisure Time • Watch sporting events • Baseball (Cincinnati Red Stockings ,1869) • Ride bicycles • Theater • Circus, Vaudeville, Burlesque

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