Chicago metropolitan area

Being in New York was very different from Los Angeles because the tempo in California is more relaxed. In New York everything is fast paced they use every method of tranportation, walking is the main way to get around. Los Angeles is slower paced and people here get aound by car. New York has so much traffic on and off the streets. Though, New York City is probably my favorite place so far, just last year I had the opportunity to go, I fell in love instantly. The streets teemed with people and…

would focus on work rather than on alcohol.However prohibition led to an increase of crime and social divisions. Many sources suggest that the most significant impact of prohibition was an increase in organised crime especially in city’s such as Chicago and New York. During the 1920’s one impact of prohibition was the massive increase in the rate of crime in America.It was widely believed that this was due to the illegal Alcohol trade( REF). Millions of dollars were made from trading illegal…

public bathrooms, pure water, an ambulance service, electric streetlights, and a sewage-processing system…” (Larson 247.) This allows Larson to show his readers a contrast of the city 's appearance of the White city and the Dark City. The people of Chicago live in the Dark City that contained smoke, garbage, manure, and dead animals; therefore, when visitors walk into the White City they are amazed at the beauty that they have not fully realized was even possible. Larson further juxtaposes the…

crime also affected Chicago. “Chicago was notorious for its prostitution industry” (Mappen 11). The rise of organized crime also led to the rise of Chicago’s notoriety. “As alcohol was sold all around them, police officers, public officials, judges, and politicians took bribes or looked the other way” (Blumenthal 3). Organized crime led to the corruption of politicians and public officials in Chicago, which is still present today. “To combat the increasing gangster chic, the Chicago Crime…

the Politics of Health County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago 's Public Hospital, written by David A. Ansell, follows the life of the doctor throughout his residency at Cook County Hospital and his personal encounters with health inequalities. Reading the first fourteen chapters, I got a glimpse into my career path as an aspiring urban doctor (urban as in both: a person of color and a focus on highly populated, under-represented areas). The path of concentrating on the less fortunate is…

finger”) was cut off. If it was not for Walgreen’s injury, he would not have developed his ambitions further into the pharmacuitcal industry. After around 18 months, Walgreen left his drugstore job with a (not so positive) experience and left to Chicago for a better chance to (make…

In Twenty Years at Hull-House, Jane Addams described her mission for the Hull-House in Chicago to offer a center for educational learning and to improve the city 's conditions. The Hull-House was successful in achieving her mission by offering classes to gain domestic and educational skills and opened opportunities for young women. Although, the lack of immediate response to social problems by the government and the ethnic divide between the neighborhood and the residents of the house limited…

I have seen it on quite a few occasions, walking the Lake Michigan boardwalk, or heading to Soldier Field, to watch the Chicago Bears play. Not only did the Cloud Gate take three years just to create, when it was shipped and constructed in Millennium Park, it was hidden underneath a large tarp for approximately 7-9 months. This is where I have a unique connection and one of…

served as an access point to the central United States. The Erie Canal helped fuel the growth of many cities in both New York and other states along the canal system (Lankevich). Chicago would not have had such rapid growth without the help of the canal system. Connecting the city and the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, Chicago is the farthest into the United States that goods can travel by ship. From…

In Larson’s book The Devil in the White City, Larson portrays Jackson Park, the location of the Chicago World’s Fair, in different ways, based on the characters’ knowledge of the park. He uses three characters’ quotes and thoughts to give the reader an image of the park: Olmsted, Burnham, and the east coast architects. The image he gives the reader is never perfect, but the first impression he gives the reader is acceptable. At first, Larson describes Jackson Park as a place that may not have…