HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: City Beautiful Movement, George W. Plunkitt, Jacob Riis
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Urbanization, immigration & how the other half lives. Italy, jews, poles, chinese, romania, greece and russia. American dream, job opportunities, escaping religious persecution and dangerous political situations. By boat (usually stayed at the bottom of the boat b/c poor), arrived at ellis island and. Relied on networks who they knew that could get them a job. Patterns of settlement italians and chinese came alone (singletons) to make some money then return home. Jews and irish came as families to stay. Created institutions banks for different ethnic groups, established newspapers in their home language, and shops. Urban neighborhoods segregated along ethnic and racial lines. Working class housing cheapest and most rundown, no codes or regulations. Vaudeville: entertainment featuring a mixture of acts such as burlesque, comedy, song and dance. Nickelodeons: 1st type of indoor exhibition space dedicated to showing motion pictures. Silent films which foreigners liked because they did not need to speak english to enjoy it.
