Advancements in Urban Technology: The Rise of Skyscrapers and Electric Transit
The late 19th and early 20th centuries marked a significant transformation in urban life due to rapid population growth in cities. Innovations like steel-framed skyscrapers, pioneered by Louis Sullivan with the Wainwright Building, optimized space and redefined city skylines. The development of electric transit systems, such as subways and El trains, connected suburbs to urban centers, leading to rapid suburban growth. Additionally, the creation of planned parks like Central Park and inventions like the Kodak camera reshaped social and recreational spaces, enhancing urban living.
Advancements in Urban Technology: The Rise of Skyscrapers and Electric Transit
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Chapter 8 Section 1 • I. Science and Urban Life • Booming population of big cities called for technology advances • Built up (I.E. Skyscrapers) • Skyscrapers (Steel structure and elevators allowed for this invention) • 1890-1891 Louis Sullivan builds Wainwright building in St. Louis • Electric Transit (Subways – underground and El Trains – built above ground) • Connected suburbs to city • Suburbs grew rapidly • Bridges brought sections of cities together • Planned parks in cities guaranteed areas for families • Olmsted and Vaux create Central Park in 1857
Chapter 8 Section 1 • Olmsted also did landscaping or St. Louis, Boston and Washington D.C. • Wilbur and Wright invent aircraft and go on first flight in 1903, craft called Kitty Hawk
Chapter 8 Section 1 • 1888 Kodak camera invented • Before could not take picture of moving object and had to develop film immediately 1st Kodak 1st plastic bodied Kodak
1.) What was the main reason cities needed technology to advance? a.) Their buildings were outdated b.) They were not able to compete with foreign competition c.) There was a population boom 2.) What type of structures or buildings was invented to save space? a.) Shopping Centers b.) Skyscrapers c.) Underground Centers 3.) What was the name of the first skyscraper? a.) Murrah Building b.) The Sears Tower c.) Wainwright Building 4.) What is the name of a transit system that runs underground? a.) El Train b.) Subway c.) Union Pacific transit system 5.) What is the name of a transit system that was built above ground? a.) El Train b.) Central Transit System c.) Subway 6.) Name one reason why the suburbs grew rapidly? a.) Mass transit systems connected them to the city b.) Skyscrapers made more space c.) Farming was the best way to make a living 7.) Who created Central Park and landscaped Boston, St. Louis and Washingtion D.C. a.) Olmstead b.) Wainwright c.) Bessemer 8.) What was the name of the first aircraft? a.) Black Hawk b.) Tiger Hawk c.) Kitty Hawk 9.) Who piloted and flew in the first airplane flight? a.) Will Rogers and Wiley Post b.) Wilbur and Wright c.) Olmstead and Vaux 10.) What year was the Kodak camera invented? a.) 1788 b.) 1888 c.) 1889 Chapter 8 Section 1 Quiz
