The ever-changing movements of automobile and housing still affect us today. Massive improvements in transportation correlated immensely to the growth of suburbs, or peripheral cities. New attractions were made to accommodate the everyday and family drivers. Activities outside of the house brought the family under one roof, for the journey at least, and the sidewalk nearly became obsolete. The transportation revolution spurred a change in American living.
Driving technology has improved drastically since the 1800s. Horses used to pull their owners around in a carriage; today, Google and Apple are vying to make the first self-driving car. From 1815-1875, the world had incorporated the horsecar, steam ferry, omnibus, commuted and elevated railroad and cable car. In turn, the more economically advantaged moved further away, thus, segregating themselves from the disadvantaged. The steam ferry, first introduced to link …show more content…
It reflected the ability to express personal taste. In the suburb of Llewllyn Park, curvilinear roads and open spaces were the norm for the upper classes. This began the tradition of carefully planned suburbs. In Riverside, parks were the focal point. These communities paved the way for more planned communities in the twentieth century. It was the middle ground between overpopulated city life and the rural environment.
After World War II, Levitt and Sons were contracted to build war worker’s homes. Levittown houses were built so fast because of their assembly-like technique. GI’s with their young families were attracted to the suburb, later nicknamed “Fertility Valley.” The house plans were also modified, with a kitchen in the front to watch the children out in the yard and a living room in the back to overlook the backyard. The post-war similarities in these suburbs included the architectural similarity, which was ideal for larger developers and a homogeneity of economic and racial
Driving technology has improved drastically since the 1800s. Horses used to pull their owners around in a carriage; today, Google and Apple are vying to make the first self-driving car. From 1815-1875, the world had incorporated the horsecar, steam ferry, omnibus, commuted and elevated railroad and cable car. In turn, the more economically advantaged moved further away, thus, segregating themselves from the disadvantaged. The steam ferry, first introduced to link …show more content…
It reflected the ability to express personal taste. In the suburb of Llewllyn Park, curvilinear roads and open spaces were the norm for the upper classes. This began the tradition of carefully planned suburbs. In Riverside, parks were the focal point. These communities paved the way for more planned communities in the twentieth century. It was the middle ground between overpopulated city life and the rural environment.
After World War II, Levitt and Sons were contracted to build war worker’s homes. Levittown houses were built so fast because of their assembly-like technique. GI’s with their young families were attracted to the suburb, later nicknamed “Fertility Valley.” The house plans were also modified, with a kitchen in the front to watch the children out in the yard and a living room in the back to overlook the backyard. The post-war similarities in these suburbs included the architectural similarity, which was ideal for larger developers and a homogeneity of economic and racial