1. Gilded Age Urbanization
“Sunshine
&
Shadow”

2. How and why did INDUSTRIALIZATION lead to URBANIZATION?

3. Chicago 1830

4. New York 1867

5. San Francisco 1855

6. Positive Aspects of Urbanization

7. Cities were centers of invention & transportation

8. Cities had more jobs

9. Cities
were fun

10. Cities were centers
of culture & education

12. Cities fostered cultural diversity: “ethnic enclaves”

13. Problems of Gilded Age Cities Mainly “Laissez Faire” City Governments were often overwhelmed by:
Housing needs
Education needs
Clean Water needs
Garbage & Sewage Removal
Transportation needs
Crime
Fire

14. Tenement Living Conditions

18. Private Efforts
had some success
Ex: Jane Addams
Founder of
Hull House
First US
Settlement
House

19. Settlement House Nursery School

20. City Political Leaders of Meeting urban challenges
the Gilded Age
Had great difficulty
Meeting urban challenges
Much of the problem
stemmed from various
forms of corruption
EXAMPLES:
Graft
Patronage
Kickbacks

21. Example: NYC’s “Boss Tweed”