Ø “The cities place in nature” –
William Cronon
Ø City transforms nature
Ø Chicago manufacturing city od iron
and steel in the 19th and 20th Century’s
Ø 1880 only 7 cities in the world had
over 1 million people
Ø Before the city, there was the land
Ø Rail, highway and aviation has taken
over water transport
Ø Real estate is a leading indicator
into the economy
Ø Country was settled in a grid like structure
– federal government gave away portions for free
Ø It was very different from the more
organic nature of other countries eg. China, Europe.
Ø Cannot maintain an empire without
infrastructure
Ø Projected commercial/economic power –
through infrastructure, canals, railroads etc.
Ø ISOLATED STATE – access is
important - cue infrastructure
Ø Movement of capital made the city
grow more quickly (infusion)
Ø Boosters used capital, media, press
etc. to boost the presence of Chicago
Ø Hinterland – central phase theory
1. Relation to that centre
2. Land has a purpose in relation to that centre i.e. Resources
Ø Capital itself became the new emperor
that developed the metropolis
Ø What is the urban nature of capital?
City transforms capital and vice versa
Ø Chicago had natural advantage – flat
and access to water
Ø Chicago had industrial scale – meat
processing methods – shipped to New York etc. consolidated in 1870’s due to the
Eerie Canal
Ø P67-68 Railroad, real estate – connection
to suburban areas
Ø 1868 – Chigago first planned urban
design – landscape architect
Ø Railroads made of wood and steel and
Chicago had both resources - dominated
steel and lumber trade industries
Ø Land, infrastructure and capital –
the relationship of all developing cities
Ø Capital came from New York visionaries
Ø Standard time zones defined by
railroads
Ø High speed transportation changes our
relationship of time and distance and the landscape
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