2. Chapter 21, Section 3: Life in the Changing Cities Main Idea: A building boom, new technology, and new leisure activities changed the way city dwellers lived.

3. A. Cities Take on a New Look Vertical Growth  New technology made “skyscrapers” possible  Lightweight steel frames (stronger) Lightweight steel frames  Elevators made high-rises more practical  1 st high-rise in Chicago in 1885 (10 stories) Horizontal Growth  Open spaces provide areas for recreation (parks, zoos, gardens, etc.)  Public transportation carried workers to jobs & lessened traffic jams  Electric streetcars (trolleys)  Subways(underground)  Els (elevated trains)

4. - Urban parks, such as Central Park, were designed in order to preserve open spaces. Central Park

5. B. Sports  Sports provided people with an escape  Baseball – 1 st played in NY in 1840s, became popular during CW, 1 st pro teams/league in 1870s, segregated until 1960s Baseball  Football – all run, no pass, many injuries  Basketball – James Naismith in Springfield, MA, wanted winter indoor activity, soccer ball was thrown into peach baskets nailed to walls Basketball

7. Transcript Video Abbott & Costello

8. C. Entertainment  Shopping becomes more popular with department stores (Macy’s in NYC)  Wealthy attended symphonies and operas; commoners went to vaudeville shows (variety/talent acts) and listened to ragtime (“Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin)(“Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin)  Edison’s phonograph cause music to become more popular; marching bands played John Philip Sousa songs (“Stars & Stripes Forever”)(“Stars & Stripes Forever”)  These shared experiences brought Americans together & spread American culture

9. - Vaudeville shows became extremely popular. Examples: comedians, song and dance routines, and acrobats

10. - Music such as ragtime became extremely popular as well. Example: Scott Joplin – an African -American composer Audio: Maple Leaf Rag

11. * Music, sports and vaudeville brought Americans from different cultures together and helped to encourage assimilation