When the nation was still in its infancy, urban transportation systems were very new. In the United States, most of the cities were built around a horse-drawn street car system or a horse-drawn rail line, or both. But as the nation developed, the cities began to grow beyond the horse-drawn street cars and began to develop more sophisticated forms of transportation.
The railroad is often credited as being the nation’s first public transportation system, and it’s not hard to see why. Its trains were much faster and cleaner than the horse-drawn street cars of its time, and it introduced a new class of urbanites to the new system. But more importantly, the railway also changed the way people thought about cities. Prior to the advent of the railroad, cities were seen as being built around the car and the horse.
In the late 1800s there were no more than a few dozen cities that contained their own railroads. But what was built during this time had a very different impact on cities.
This map shows how many cities existed. The cities of the late 1800s are marked in red and early 1900s in blue. The cities of the mid-1900s are marked in purple. In the mid-1900s most cities had their own railroads, but some were connected by a network of roads and canals.
At the turn of the 20th century, many cities were connected by a network of roads and canals. This map shows how many cities existed in the late 1800s. The cities of the mid-1900s are marked in purple and the cities of the late 1800s are marked in red.
In the late 1800s there wasn’t much segregation due to poverty. The rich had to work harder to make it out of debt. This map shows how many cities existed in the late 1800s. The cities of the late 1800s are marked in purple and the cities of the mid-1900s are marked in red.
As a child growing up in the late 1800s, I was a very poor child. I had no idea how bad things were back then. I lived in a small town, and my family was very poor. I was the only child in my family who went to school. I made some friends while I was there, but the only thing they had in common was that they were poor. I remember that very well. I grew up in a very poor area.
The mid-1900s in Chicago, as far as I can tell, is marked in red. The mid-1800s are marked in purple. In the mid-1900s, Chicago was the first city I knew that had a city transportation system. It was basically a streetcar that was driven by horses. You could ride the horses from the station to the various places, and they could take you to all the different businesses. There was even a restaurant that served food from the street.
I remember a lot of the old streetcar lines in my childhood. Back in the day, it wasn’t as well developed as it is now, and you would ride on your own or on a horse, with no one stopping you. It was pretty much the same as the early days of the car, but it was much faster and more comfortable and safer. Of course, it was a lot more dangerous as well.