The Neighborhood Divided
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You had your wealthy homes, and your poor homes during this time. Poor people obviously have not so nice houses, and the wealthy have nice homes. The poor lived in small houses in skinny streets. These homes would share toilets, leaving the sewers open and would have the smell of the sewer in the air. Houses improved during the 19th century when acts were passed to now cover sewages, sanitation, and improve some restrictions in appearances of homes. Of course not everybody lived in homes like these. Moving forward durning this time things god a little better. Middle class populations grows stronger. Doctors, lawyers, and more middle class people were now getting more noticed. The conditions for the poor improved over the course of the 19th century due to invasions leading to cleaner cities and homes
Cited: "Urbanization of America, Growth of Cities." Growth of Cities. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.
The Industrial Revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries transformed urban life and gave people higher expectations for improving their standard of living. The increased number of jobs, along with technological innovations in transportation and housing construction, encouraged migration to cities. Development of railroads, streetcars, and trolleys in the 19th century enabled city boundaries to expand. People no longer had to live within walking distance of their jobs. With more choices about where to live, people tended to seek out neighbors of similar social status, if they could afford to do so. The wealthy no longer had to live in the center of the city, so they formed exclusive enclaves far from warehouses, factories, and docks. Office buildings, retail shops, and light manufacturing characterized the central business districts. Heavier industry clustered along the rivers and rail lines that brought in raw materials and shipped out finished products. Railroads also allowed goods to be brought into downtown commercial districts. By the second half of the 19th century, specialized spaces—retail districts, office blocks, manufacturing districts, and residential areas—characterized urban life
Cited: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2760060/
Cited: "Urbanization of America, Growth of Cities." Growth of Cities. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.
The Industrial Revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries transformed urban life and gave people higher expectations for improving their standard of living. The increased number of jobs, along with technological innovations in transportation and housing construction, encouraged migration to cities. Development of railroads, streetcars, and trolleys in the 19th century enabled city boundaries to expand. People no longer had to live within walking distance of their jobs. With more choices about where to live, people tended to seek out neighbors of similar social status, if they could afford to do so. The wealthy no longer had to live in the center of the city, so they formed exclusive enclaves far from warehouses, factories, and docks. Office buildings, retail shops, and light manufacturing characterized the central business districts. Heavier industry clustered along the rivers and rail lines that brought in raw materials and shipped out finished products. Railroads also allowed goods to be brought into downtown commercial districts. By the second half of the 19th century, specialized spaces—retail districts, office blocks, manufacturing districts, and residential areas—characterized urban life
Cited: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2760060/
Income and wealth
Before the industrial revolution, there were already under classes, working classes and middle classes. Different social classes had different wealth, power, working and living conditions, education, and culture. During the industrial revolution, the upper class evolved due to the success from industry. The upper class was now in control over the political system. This deprived the working and middle classes of their voice in politics.
"Social Class." Social Class. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.
"Social Class." Social Class. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2013.