URSI 110--The City

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US: City of Towers (1910-1950)

Key Ideas:

• Planning & Zoning

o Separate incompatible uses

o Control blighting forces in inner cities

o Constitutionality established by Supreme Court in Euclid v. Ambler, 1927

• Great Depression & WPA 1, 2, 3
• Dustbowl
• World War II 1, 2, 3, 4
• Atomic bomb

City Form

• Planned suburbs
• Sunnyside, NY 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Forest Hills Garden 1, 2, 3, 4
• Greenbelt MD 1, 2, 3, 4
• BUT---Long Island 1, 2, 3
• Miracle Mile (Kansas)
• Styles
• Picturesque 1, 2
• Art Deco/Art Nouveau 1, 2, 3
• Lewis Sullivan Chicago Style 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie Style 1, 2, 3, 4

Transportation

• Fast trains 1
• Auto 1, 2, 3, 4
• Intercity bus
• Steamships
• Airplane 1, 2, 3

Public Buildings

• Times Square

Commercial/Industrial

• Skyscrapers
• Empire State 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Chrysler 1, 2, 3, 4
• Tribune Tower
• Foshay
• Cleveland Tower
• Amusement Parks (Coney Island) 1, 2
• Movie Palaces
• Auto-related business
• Gas stations 1, 2
• Salvage yards
• Diners
• Garages

Residential/Daily Life

• Public Utilities (Electrification, Water & sewer, Gas, etc.)
• Radio
• Variety (“Dime”) Store
• Department Store

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© 2006 A.J.Filipovitch
Revised 24 May 06