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Life In Cities Will Change

Explore the transformation of city life - from the rise of apartment buildings and skyscrapers to the development of transportation systems, public parks, department stores, sports, theaters, and music. Discover how these changes have shaped cities and paved the way for a brighter future.

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Life In Cities Will Change

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  1. 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

  2. Building Boom • Cities begin to run out of room for expansion • Building up versus building out

  3. Building Up • Skyscrapers: tall building with many floors supported by a lightweight steel frame • - 1st: Chicago 1885: nine stories tall • Elevators make a skyscraper convenient & intriguing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvhP2CJac-Ev

  4. Moving People Traffic begins to become a problem in cities • Trolleys from center of cities outward • This creates the first suburbs

  5. Suburbs: residential area on or near the outskirts of a city • Steam-driven passenger trains on overhead tracks • Subways • Bridges

  6. Public Parks • Parks could offer open land to calm busy, crowded city dwellers (Central Park) • Zoos & gardens (green grass and trees)

  7. Department Stores Department stores: large retail store offering a variety of goods organized in separate departments • Macy’s: 9 story department store – clothes, furniture, jewelry, window-shopping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6aYPVaHOy8

  8. Sports • A way to escape the pressures of work & city life • Baseball: most popular sport in nation (first played in NY) • 1870s: many cities have pro teams • Gives rise to a whole new pastime! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI- Ij5AQC9k

  9. Football: Grew out of European soccer • U.S. played since 1700s • No helmets, little skill • 1908 = 33 college player died from injuries • Basketball: 1890s starts at the YMCA

  10. YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association • Wanted a sport that could be played indoors in winter • 2 bushel baskets to gym walls • Soccer ball thrown into baskets

  11. Theaters & Music • Music: different cultures sang the same songs – sense of new community • Theater: spreads “American” culture (Wild West) & builds sense of new community as well • Circuses: family fun entertainment

  12. Shows • Symphonies, operas – usually reserved for the wealthy • Vaudeville: variety show that included comedians, song & dance routines, acrobats – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTcRRaXV-fg • Provided “breakout” opportunities to immigrants/ talent (think American Idol or X-Factor)

  13. Ragtime • New kind of music with a lively, rhythmic sound • Scott 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

  14. Looking to the Future… NOW we’ve set the scene for… • Cleaner cities & better living conditions • Recreational activities • An educational awareness of other classes • An improved schooling system • A platform for women’s rights

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