Monthly Archives: April 2011
A Tale of Many Cities
The cities were tremendously affected by the Great Depression. One reason was unemployment. Many were unemployed and since the cities were overpopulated, majority of the citizens remained without a job causing the economic turmoil to be magnified; “Unemployment loomed as … Continue reading
horses vs motors
Traffic in the 19th century New York moved at the ambling speed of horse-drawn cart, wagon and omnibus. The first mass transportation vehicle in America was called an omnibus. It looked like a stagecoach and was pulled by horses. The … Continue reading
Google got its name by accident. The founders misspelled the word “googol,” which refers to the number 1 followed by 100 zeroes.
Google started in January, 1996 as a research project at Stanford University, by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively. The Google search engine receives about a billion search … Continue reading
693 foot hight towers, 2.7 miles long, $13 toll
When i came in NYC i settled right opposite the Verrazano bridge. I see it every day and for me it is especially necessary to know Who is Giovanni da Verrazzano and Why one of the beautiful double-decked suspension bridge … Continue reading
Everyone is on Their Own
During the Great Depression, the market collapsed dramatically, along with the world trade. Because virtually every stock of the New York Stock Exchange had depreciated by more than 20% in a short period of time, the economy was in shambles. … Continue reading
Let’s make a deal
The Great Depression had a heavy negative impact on American cities. Due to this financial crisis, power of governments grew, on both a local and national level started to play a bigger role on society and economics. The national government … Continue reading
Depression
When the Great Depression hit, no one was expecting it because for the most part, everyone was doing well during the roaring twenties. The Great Depression had a large impact on everyone in the work force and caused a major … Continue reading
Assignment due 4/27
1) Review Chudacoff and Smith, sections on Great Depression 2) Author a post highlighting one aspect of the Great Depression in American Cities that is covered in the reading. Choose a topic that has not been covered yet. Write 1 … Continue reading
Immigration, then and now
As we’ve seen in Chudacoff throughout this semester, the U.S. has been a central destination for many immigrants for centuries. With the waves of immigrants beginning with the german and Irish fallowed by several others including jewish, italians, and chinese immigrants, immigration … Continue reading
Message Sent
The biggest and one of the most effective inovations in the city was most definitely forms of communication. Written letters were the most used form of communication during the 17th Century but soon after, newer and faster things came to … Continue reading