technology and urban life- cities in the industrial area expanded outward and upward.- in 1870 25 cities in america had populations over 50,000 people by 1890 there were 58 citiesSKYSCRAPERS-Architects became able to build higher buildings because of the invention of the elevator and the development of steel skeletons of the buildings, so it could bare the weight-Louis Sullivan designed a ten-story building, called Wainwright Building in St. louis- they built these because of limited space and cost of the ground-in New york Daniel Burnham desined a 285 foot tower in 1902ELECTRIC TRANSIT-As the skyscraper expanded upward the transportation expanded outward.- before the Cival War horses pulled streetcars acrooss towns on iron rails embedded in the streets.- Because of electricity it transformed the transportation system.- In 1888 Richmond Virginia Became the first city to use electricity in transportation, for example trolley cars-New railroad systems went through the suburbs
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