CARS• Colonial Boston -also called the walking city: people got around a lot on foot • Street car tracks -houses close to the street car tracks were more expensive than those far away from them • Ernest Burgess -Made a model for modern cities -set of different zones -center: business zone -middle: transitional zone ~ cheapest housing (where factories are) -moving out: more expensive housing • Downtown Institutions -Department Store -manufactured goods ~ factories -Movie Palace • Ford -made cars for regular people -reliable -cheap -unified (all the same)-interested in getting a lot of cars sold •Fordism - mass production (assembly line)• Car-centered suburb -no longer matters where the street car is, it matters where the streets are • Levitt town -small houses with a driveway for your car • Cars transform the economy -McDonald’s: can’t get there if you do not have a car • Southdale Mall-first fully-enclosed, climate controlled shopping mall • Boston transformed because of cars -defined by highways • Downtown begins to deteriorate -“center city” or “combat zone”• Interstate highway system • Cars take up a lot of space -walking city becomes impossible • Questions arise-should women be able to drive?• Insurance rates • Sexual aspect -young people could go anywhere and do anything -portable bedrooms • Fuel
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