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population. farmers.
pre 1850's
horse and buggy
population. farmers + students
1850
omnibus
population. farmers + students + wealthy businessmen from the city. escape pollution of downtown. first summer homes.transit improved = permanent homes.
1876
railroad
population. < 800 farmers + wealthy businessmen + working class to support wealthy.
1895 1901
electric streetcar route electric interurban17
population. 1,1105. farmers + wealthy businessmen + lower and middle income. development of low cost subdivisions for working class.
1918
automobile
of COLLEGE HILL transportation timeline
population. farmers + wealthy businessmen + lower and middle income. complete, quick access to the area.
from the HORSE AND BUGGY...
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omnibus railroad electric railroad electric streetcar bus
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1922
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OMNIBUS :: advantages. cheap. disadvantages. slow. limied route. difficult to traverse grade to cincinnati.
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RAILROAD :: advantages. cheaper & faster than omnibus. better protection from elements. disadvantages. limited route/number of stops. ELECTRIC RAILROAD :: advantages. cheaper than railroad. disadvantages. slower than rail. ELECTRIC STREETCAR :: (1901) advantages. cheaper than railroad. more stops, transfers, lines. smoother ride.
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distance willing to travel for necessary services (three times weekly or less) primary business district
horse and buggy (no route) railroad line electric railroad line
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BUS :: advantages. cheap. faster than streetcars. no tracks to follow. disadvantages. lots of stops. AUTOMOBILE :: advantages. flexible. fast. independent. whevever you want to go. quiet. clean. smooth. disadvantages. expensive. traffic.
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automobile (no route) bus line
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LANTANA AVENUE - L ANTANA A VENUE
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business district + residential 1869
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street is community because so dense and removed from core
The observations made throughout the course of this project were as follows ::
horse drawn transportation
weak link to cincinnati. self-sufficient. all daily shopping necessities within the same block.
steam powered transportation
strongER link to cincinnati. influx of wealthy businessmen. demand for faster transit to city. business district begins to spread up hamilton avenue. still within walking distances.
electric powered transportation
strong link to cincinnati. influx of middle class. business district spreads up to north bend. no longer walking distance. rely on transportation to get daily needs. community becomes spread thinner.
gas powered transportation
strongEST link with cincinnati. weakest neighborhood connections. daily necessities spread extremely thin. hardly anything in walking distance. breakdown of identification with community as it used to be pre-industrial revolution.
+ the faster the transportation, the further people can go in the same amount of time it took them before. thus, the community begins to spread out. individuals must now rely on transportation to get them to where they need to be. new transportation is faster. pushes the community out further than before. stronger reliance on transportation to get you to the necessities. A CYCLE.
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