In order for corporations to make money, they produced things related to the rising popular culture. [3] The rise of this new culture was due to an increase of cities, rise of a consumer society, and the change in morals and behavior. [4] During the twenties, more than half of the population lived in cities. New social classifications were created: laborers and managers, blue collar and white. [5] There was also a rise of leisure time, emergence of an urban middle class, technological advances, and an increase of wages.
Perhaps this is why skyscrapers are such a tourist attraction to Americans. The Chrysler Building was at one point the tallest skyscraper known to man, the proudest achievement of American architects and citizens of America. The American Radiator Building used to be an office tower for the American Radiator Company, but was reopened as a hotel in 2001. This is the reason it is such a popular destination for travelers. It also represents the economic changes of New York.
Large industries were placed in the Western suburbs and the extremely wealthy lived in massive mansions near the Yarra River. Almost all suburbs had access to a network of train and trams which were said to be the most modern in the world. Because of the economic boom of the gold rush, much of the inner part of Melbourne had outstanding Victorian architecture and housing. Melbourne was well known for its vast collection of building; ranging from cosy cottages to 12-story buildings. With the distinct Victorian architecture in mind, architects designed extraordinary buildings such as the State Library, University of Melbourne and the Royal Exhibition Building.
The earliest Chinatowns tended to be on the west coast while the newer ones are being built in lesser profile cities as opportunities shift. As the migration trends toward returning to China, many Chinatowns, especially smaller ones like the one in Washington, D.C., begin to lose their initial mission. Today, many urban Chinatowns in the United States are becoming visitor centers rather than serving as the ethnic enclaves they once were, although the rapidly growing satellite New York City Chinatowns in the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn on Long Island represent a stark exception to this trend in North America, fueled by continuing robust levels of large-scale immigration from mainland China specifically directed toward New York. When searching the web, we come across tour services to local Chinatowns where visitors are taken on a “Chinese experience.” The Asian culture is seen as exotic, something that should be glassed in a museum, something unusual, something worth “experiencing.” Using chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant may seem like the respectable manner to adopt, but it can certainly be seen as a form of entertainment as if familiarizing oneself with another ethnicity’s customs is meant to be amusing. Ethnocentrism plays a major part in
John majors government came into office after the downfall of Margret Thatcher, which ultimately created divisions within the party. Not only did the party suffer from the internal conflict but also faced the problems of the recession after the ‘Lawson boom’. In order to stabilise the economy he joined the ERM getting a good deal but ultimately resulting in ‘black Wednesday’ causing Major to raise interest rates to 15%. This was political suicide and he soon lost the support of the press we had once relied so much on to get re-elected in 1992. The housing market also plummeted leading to negative equity, which the majority of the working class could not afford resulting in the repossession of their houses combined with the drastic increase in unemployment Britain was in a mess.
Part of the urban population growth was fueled by an unprecedented mass immigration to the United States that continued unabated into the first two decades of the twentieth century. The promise that America held for these new immigrants contrasted sharply with the rise of legalized segregation of African-Americans in the South after Reconstruction. Meanwhile, ongoing industrialization and urbanization left their mark on how people spent their daily lives and used their leisure time. The rapid growth of urban areas is the result of two factors: natural increase in population (excess of births over deaths), and migration to urban areas. Natural population growth has been covered in other units, and consequently, here we will concentrate on migration.
The massive number of European immigrants that entered into America’s east coast from the late 1800’s and on forever influenced the growth and development of the country. Fleeing crop failure, famine, rising taxes, and land/job shortages, many immigrants journeyed to the United States because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. With hope for a brighter future, nearly 27 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1920. The majority of the immigrants entered through Ellis Island, leading it to become the gateway to America and become recognized as a national symbol. Many of the immigrants, not knowing the way America worked, didn’t stray too far from the East Coast and moved into areas filled with people of similar languages, traditions, and beliefs.
San Francisco saw a cultural boomtown with the creation of the Fillmore district. The Fillmore was created in an attempt to help the city expand and to fight overcrowding. Before the Fillmore became “The Fillmore” it was predominately made up of white European and Jewish families. The area started to grow in a fast manner with the building of restaurants, grocery stores, Jewish synagogues, a Yiddish Culture Center and a Jewish school. It started to become more culturally diverse when Japanese immigrants started to open shops in the area followed by several African American
Apart from the social injustices, the progression and good far outweighed the bad. It was two steps forward and one step back while the economic effects were one huge leap forward and a just as big step back. There were more than a handful of inventions and discoveries that revolutionized American society, led to urban sprawl, made tasks exponentially easier, and were the centerpiece for recreation. Cars were mass produced and people decided to live outside the cities and take vacations more frequently. They produced many new jobs with the need for new roads since the American landscape was drastically expanding.
In addition, both cities are "big" on sports; representing New York City's baseball teams are the New York Mets, and the well-known New York Yankees. The basketball team is the Knicks, and last but not least the football teams are the Giants the Jets. Representing Los Angeles baseball teams are the Dodgers, for basketball it is the Lakers, and for football it is the Raiders. In the world of sports these two cities are considered "big markets" meaning they have a very large fan base. Both cities have lots of money to spend of their superstars; therefore they both have successful franchises each with their share of championships.