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The Impact of the Automobile On the 1950s

The Impact of the Automobile On the 1950s. You live in Omaha. What kind of a vehicle would you need here?. Functionality vs. A Lifestyle. Why would you buy a car like this when you live in an area like Nebraska?. In the 1950s people followed the same ideas. 1950s Oldsmobile commercial.

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The Impact of the Automobile On the 1950s

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  1. The Impact of the Automobile On the 1950s

  2. You live in Omaha What kind of a vehicle would you need here?

  3. Functionality vs. A Lifestyle Why would you buy a car like this when you live in an area like Nebraska?

  4. In the 1950s people followed the same ideas. 1950s Oldsmobile commercial

  5. Impact on the Suburbs • Why do people move to the suburbs? • Cars allowed them to live further away from their jobs. • Money from the GI bill after the war gave people more money to buy houses • Baby boom caused people to be family oriented • Park Forest, IL. Case study

  6. The Effect on Omaha • Millard before 1950 • 400 people lived in Millard • 7 teachers worked in the Millard district • The district was confined to a 4 square miles • Millard was its own town • Millard today • Millard is no longer its own town. It is apart of Omaha • There are over 21,000 students that now attend Millard’s 32 different schools

  7. Problems With the Suburbs then and Now • Suburbs in the 1950s • Predominantly white • Developers catered to white WWII veterans with families • Integration of the suburbs didn’t start to happen until the late 1950s

  8. The Suburbs Then and Now • Suburbs in the 1950s • Traffic issues • With the growth of the suburbs the infrastructure couldn’t keep up with the growth • Getting places was not easy • Couldn’t build roads fast enough • Cars gave you freedom but people were always stuck in traffic

  9. The Suburbs Then and Now • The suburbs since 1950s • Development of the interstate system • Eisenhower Interstate System was made • People were displaced to build the interstate • People that were displaced the most were from the poor neighborhoods • Primary Sources • Many cities developed new system of travel • Buses • Trains/subways

  10. Impact of the Automobile on Social Life • What new activities did the automobile allow people to participate in? • Teenagers have more social freedom • Drive-in movies • Car-hops • Allowed people more leisure time • Auto racing

  11. Impact on Travel and Mobility • Questions for discussion • Where is the best vacation you have ever taken and why? • How do most people go on vacation today? • How would people have gone on vacation in the 1950s?

  12. Affect On Other Industries • How did the increase in travel effect other industries? • Increase the need for car related businesses • Gas stations • Tires • Increase in businesses that cater to the needs of travelers • Fast food (McDonald’s and other franchises started in the 1950s) • Hotels • Etc • Increase in Travel destinations • Camping sites • Attractions • Amusement parks (Disneyland opened in 1955)

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