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An Age of Cities

An Age of Cities . 21-2. Urban Population Boom . What caused urban populations to boom (grow)?. “We can not all live in cities, yet nearly all seem determined to do so” –Horace Greenly Urbanization: Movement of population from farms to cities Jobs drew people to cities – Industrialization.

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An Age of Cities

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  1. An Age of Cities 21-2

  2. Urban Population Boom What caused urban populations to boom (grow)? “We can not all live in cities, yet nearly all seem determined to do so” –Horace Greenly Urbanization: Movement of population from farms to cities • Jobs drew people to cities – Industrialization

  3. What caused urban populations to boom (grow)?

  4. Patterns of City Settlement What were the patterns of City Settlement? or Where did people live within the city? Urban Poor Urban Middle Class The Rich (GUESS!!! BUT TRY AND USE REASON) Where in the city do you think each of these groups settled? As cities grew, they took on a similar shape

  5. THE URBAN POOR • City’s center – the oldest section • Crowded Slums • Streets were crowded with people, horses, carts & garbage • Conditions worsened as factories moved into city centers • Disease filled (typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis)

  6. TENEMENT – apartment buildings with 4 apartments on each floor/ 6-7 stories high with no windows, heat, or indoor bathrooms. 10 people per room.

  7. Different Styles of Tenements • No gas (for light or heat), • no indoor toilets • few with running water • In 1867, New York City began passing laws to improve conditions • Some landlords, installed gas lines, running water and interior flush toilets. • Others closed and evicted the tenets.

  8. (4) 3 room apartments Roughly 325 square feet No toilet, stove, or bath Each kitchen had a fireplace Usually 5 (sometimes 6 or 7) floors Designed to hold 20 families or more 34 tenements built.

  9. http://www.tenement.org/Virtual_Tour/index_virtual.html Click above to take the virtual tour of several tenements (restored*) in New York.

  10. Urban Middle Class • Beyond slums • 400-7,000 sq ft. • Tree shaded streets • Doctors, lawyers, business managers • Less frequent disease • Leisure activities brought community together

  11. The Rich • Live on the outskirts of the city • Modeled lives after European Royalty • Mansions • Threw Parties • Houses decorated with Artwork

  12. Solving City Problems • City Problems • Garbage • Pollution • Crime • Fire • Safety • Water Systems • Poor • Urban Reforms • Garbage Collection • Zoning Laws • Police Departments • Fire Departments • Building Codes • New underground tunnels • Religious Groups

  13. Religious Organizations Help Poor • Catholic Churches – helped many immigrants • Protestants – encouraged business & well to do to help the poor – Social Gospel Movement • Methodists – Salvation Army – offered food & shelter • Jewish – community services (YMHA) – social activities, good citizenship, preserve culture

  14. Settlement House Movement • Settlement House: Community houses that offered services to the poor • Hull House: settlement house founded by Jane Adams • Helped immigrants adjust • classes on government and language • Recreation activities • Nurseries • Healthcare Realized the problems were too big for one group and urged the government to act. • Pressed for reform • Campaigned for health (Alice Hamilton) and child labor laws (Florence Kelly) • Advocated for women to vote

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