Category Archives: March 14 Assignment
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
Trolley buses
In 1880s and 1890s large cities of American granted franchises to trolley companies. Trolley lines helped a lot to the working class people. They could go to work from the buses and gave a new form of commuting transportation. This … Continue reading
Walking Your Life Away
Since the start of life, walking has been the primary form of transportation. The Native Americans did it. The Europeans did it. And YOU did it. To date, you walk to and from class, to and from work, and to … Continue reading
Ferry Interesting
As the clock began to tick and the population continued to grow, people looked at alternative solutions for living in crowded NYC. Gotham, as Walt Whitman referred to NYC, was the center of merchants and culture. It was during this … Continue reading
The omnibus….
Chudacoff stated in chapter 4 :”What had once been the entire walking City now became the Zone of Work, crammed with offices, stores , and warehouses”(chp4,pg103).the development of mass-transit changed not only the city and its habitants but also … Continue reading
From up High to Down Low
During the 1800’s, many of the US’s Largest cities were accessable only through the transporation of one’s two feet, unless you belonged to the upper echelon of society. As inner city transit began to develop, access to cities became significantly more atainable … Continue reading
Steam Ferries Existed Too!
In the early 1800s, steamboats or ferries gained popularity from the invention of the steam engine. Steam power meant reduced need of relying on winds or man power and the various canals and harbors of New York facilitated this new … Continue reading
Subway
As New York grew horse and buggies just couldn’t cut it as the main source of transportation. So the subway was created. It was first created as just a way to make a quick profit but ended up becoming one … Continue reading
Upgrade
During the 19th century, everywhere in America was beginning to expand in every aspect. The population was increasing and that caused there to be greater distances between people and places that they needed to get to. New York advanced in … Continue reading