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>"American cities have been built around the automobile, so of course the automobile will have an elevated level of importance. It would be absurd to think anyt
by bogomipz 7y ago
>"American cities have been built around the automobile, so of course the automobile will have an elevated level of importance. It would be absurd to think anything else."
Car ownership only reached a critical mass in the 1920s with the arrival of the Henry Ford's Model T. Obviously well after American cities were laid out. American cities were laid out when the dominant form of transportation was the horse and the dominant commerce feature was likely a port. It would be more absurd to overlook these facts.
- gowld 7y agoMost US cities were built or redesigned after 1920 and the personal car.
- bogomipz 7y agoYeah that's not true at all. By 1920 more American were living in cities than rural areas. Please read up on the Industrial boom that took place in the late 19th century in the US. Massive urbanization took place in the 50 year period from 1870 to 1920. This is historical fact. So no, most US cities were not "built or redesigned after 1920."