By: Daniel Baker and Lianna Goldstein

New Innovations and Technology New inventions and creations were the foundation for the new modern American life. Skyscrapers help fix the problem of how to make the best use of limited and expensive space. New transportation allowed cities to extend. New railroad lines assisted people to commute easily to jobs downtown. New cheap paper for printing made from wood pulp helped make newspapers and magazines more affordable. Airplanes- new engines powerful enough to keep the plane in the air. Kodak cameras helped capture important moments in history.

Brooklyn Bridge and Skyscrapers The Brooklyn Bridge was opened in Connected Brooklyn to the island of Manhattan to New York City. In Louis Sullivan designed Wainwright Building, a ten-story building in St. Louis. In 1902 Daniel Burnham designed the Flatiron Building, a 258- foot tower built at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 23 rd Street in New York City.

New Transportation In 1888 Richmond, Virginia became the first American city to electrify its urban transit Electric street cars (trolley cars) ran from far away neighborhoods to the city Large cities moved streetcars above street level, creating elevated trains. (el trains) New railroad lines- New York’s northern suburbs supplied 100,000 commuters each day

Airplanes and Cameras In early 20 th century, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright started to experiment with transportation in the air First successful airplane flight on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk In 1888 George Eastman introduced his Kodak camera After taking pictures, photographer would send camera back to factory in New York to get the pictures developed Kodak camera helped millions of Americans become amateur photographers and opened up field of photojournalism Wright Brother’s first airplane flight was captured by an amateur photographer with a Kodak camera

Life During Urbanization Advances in science and technology helped solve urban problems including overcrowding. New developments in technology allowed communication to travel more easily bringing the nation closer together.

Mass culture in the U.S.A. Toward the turn of the century in the late 1800’s mass culture began to grow in the United States. Spectator sports grew. Amusement parks were made. Art and literature changed. Shopping and mail progressed greatly.

Amusement Parks The needs for more recreational areas in cities gave rise to several amusement parks. The first Ferris Wheel that appeared in the World’s Columbian Exposition brought crowds of people. In the early 1880’S new rollercoasters drew several people to Coney Island.

Recreational Activities Cycling in the U.S. became more popular as the first safety bicycle was manufactured in Bicycles were now ridden by both men and women. Tennis became a popular recreational sport for people.

Spectator sports During the turn of the late 1800’s, spectator sports started to grow. Baseball and boxing became larger, and people started coming to watch games and matches. Rules and regulations were formed for each sport.

Journalism in Mass Culture The circulation of newspapers grew immensely in the late 1800’s. Joseph Pulitzer, the head of the New York World, made several innovations to the newspaper. William Randolph Hearst was the head of the New York Morning Journal and the San Francisco Examiner. Hearst was a big competitor of Pulitzer and sought to out do him by making exaggerated and imaginary stories.

Fine Arts/Popular fiction By 1900 there was at least one art gallery in every major city. Realism paintings grew during this time led by Thomas Eakins. As people became more literate in the country, novels became more popular including both adventure and realistic novels. Mark Twain was a famous author of this time who inspired several other authors.

The Selling of Goods Shopping Centers became popular because of the variety of goods and the music that was sometimes provided. Marshall Field first brought the idea department stores to America and opened his own in Chain stores such as Woolworth, allowed businesses to buy in bulk and sell items cheaper. The first catalogs were used in the 1870’s. Sears and Ward were some of the very first catalogs. In 1896 the United States Post Office introduced a rural free delivery system that delivered packages directly to each home.

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