Between 1880 and 1900, cities in the United States grew at a dramatic rate. Owing most of
their population growth to the expansion of industry, U.S. cities grew by about 15 million people in the two decades before 1900. Many of those who helped account for the population growth of cities were immigrants arriving from around the world. A steady stream of people from rural America also migrated to the cities during this period. Between 1880 and 1890, almost 40 percent of the townships in the United States lost population because of migration. Industrial expansion and population
growth radically changed the face of the nation's cities. Noise, traffic jams, slums, air pollution, and sanitation and health problems became commonplace. Mass transit, in the form of trolleys, cable cars, and subways, was built, and skyscrapers began to dominate city skylines. New communities, known as suburbs, began to be built just beyond the city. Commuters, those who lived in the suburbs and traveled in and out of the city for work, began to increase in number. Many of those who
resided in the city lived in rental apartments or tenement housing. Neighborhoods, especially for immigrant populations, were often the center of community life. In the enclave neighborhoods, many immigrant groups attempted to hold onto and practice precious customs and traditions. Even today, many neighborhoods or sections of some of the great cities in the United States reflect those ethnic heritages. During the final years of the 1800s, industrial cities, with all the problems brought
on by rapid population growth and lack of infrastructure to support the growth, occupied a special place in U.S. history. For all the problems, and there were many, the cities promoted a special bond between people and laid the foundation for the multiethnic, multicultural society that we cherish today. To find additional sources in Loc.gov on this general topic, use such keywords as city, neighborhood, immigration, industry, urbanization, transportation, suburbs, slums, tenements,
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journal article Understanding Late Nineteenth-Century American CitiesGeographical Review Vol. 71, No. 4 (Oct., 1981) , pp. 460-471 (12 pages) Published By: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.2307/214509 https://www.jstor.org/stable/214509 Read and download Log in through your school or library Purchase article $51.00 - Download now and later Purchase a PDFPurchase this article for $51.00 USD. How does it work?
Abstract Efforts to understand the metropolitan spatial structure of modern American cities began in the late nineteenth century. Most authorities of the time recognized three fundamental features: a central business district of unrivaled importance, a contrast between evil tenements and wholesome suburbs, and a public transportation system binding the parts together. The apparent cultural necessity of that dominant set of related images discouraged attempts to appreciate any positive attributes in high-density urban neighborhoods or to criticize either the suburbs or mass transit. Attitudes first formed in the late nineteenth century influenced the course of American urban life and thought in the following century. Journal Information As the oldest journal in the United States devoted exclusively to geography and the leading journal of geography for the past 150 years, the Geographical Review contains original and authoritative articles on all aspects of geography. The Geographical Review welcomes authoritative, original, ably illustrated, and well-written manuscripts on any topic of geographical importance. Specifically, submissions in the areas of human geography, physical geography, nature/society, and GIScience are welcome, especially inasmuch as they can speak to a broad spectrum of readers. We encourage empirical studies that are grounded in theory, innovative syntheses that offer a deeper understanding of a phenomenon, and research that leads to potential policy prescriptions. The writing in the Geographical Review has always been of a high quality, interesting and accessible to both specialists and nonspecialists. Authors are encouraged to write articles that they themselves would enjoy reading. The Geographical Review also includes special features, forum articles, and special review articles commissioned by the editor. Each issue includes reviews of recent books, monographs, and atlases in geography and related fields. Publisher Information Building on two centuries' experience, Taylor & Francis has grown rapidlyover the last two decades to become a leading international academic publisher.The Group publishes over 800 journals and over 1,800 new books each year, coveringa wide variety of subject areas and incorporating the journal imprints of Routledge,Carfax, Spon Press, Psychology Press, Martin Dunitz, and Taylor & Francis.Taylor & Francis is fully committed to the publication and dissemination of scholarly information of the highest quality, and today this remains the primary goal. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. Why did American cities see such explosive growth in the late 19th century?Why did American cities experience explosive growth in the late nineteenth century? "There were 2 main reasons: The Second Industrial Revolution created the need for a workforce in new factories,so many people moved from the countryside to the cities to find jobs in these factories.
What were the effects of urban growth during the Gilded Age What problems did it create?Most cities were unprepared for rapid population growth. Housing was limited, and tenements and slums sprung up nationwide. Heating, lighting, sanitation and medical care were poor or nonexistent, and millions died from preventable disease. Many immigrants were unskilled and willing to work long hours for little pay.
Which of the following is true of the late 19th century Southern and Eastern European immigrants as opposed to their Western and Northern European predecessors?Which of the following is true of late nineteenth-century southern and eastern European immigrants, as opposed to their western and northern European predecessors? Southern and eastern European immigrants tended to be wealthier.
Which book documented the poverty resulting from urbanization in the late 19th century New York?New York City. When Jacob Riis published How the Other Half Lives in 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked New York as the most densely populated city in the United States—1.5 million inhabitants.
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