Immigration and Urbanization1865-1900

In the West

• Chinese immigration• Nativism:

– Dennis Kearney & Anti-Chinese Riots– Angel Island - CA– Chinese Exclusion Act

The Rise of the City

• 1870-1920: approx 20 million immigrants

• Prior to 1890 – “old immigrants” – N / W Europe

• After 1890 – “new immigrants” – S / E Europe

• Cities expand rapidly…both vertically and horizontally

• Louis Sullivan– “Chicago School”– Form follows function

Guaranty BuildingBuffalo, NY 1894

• Urban Transit– Walking city– Omnibus– Cable Car– Streetcar

"Amusing the Child": From The Wasp: v. 8, Jan. - June 1882

"And Still They Come!": From The Wasp: v. 5, Aug. - Dec. 1880

"Another Field of American Industry Invaded by the Chinese": From Harper's Weekly: Harper's Weekly, Vol. 27

1883

"At Frisco": From Harper's Weekly: Harper's Weekly, Vol. 24 1880

Price of Steel at Bessemer Steel Rails from1867-1895 ($/ton)

1867- $166; 1870- $107; 1875- $69; 1880- $68;1885- $29; 1890- $32; 1895- $32