commercial & industrial cities urban form. the commercial city basis of economy – commerce...
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Sjoberg’s Model of the Preindustrial City Definition of prime real estate tied to issues of mobility * mobility * valued functions Elite Middle-income PoorTRANSCRIPT
The Commercial City
Basis of economy – commerce
Size & shape tied to dominant form of transportation – walking
Class pyramid reflected in residential pattern
Sjoberg’s Model of the Preindustrial City
Definition of prime real estate tied to issues of mobility
* mobility
* valued functions
Elite
Middle-income
Poor
Preindustrial City, cont.:
Residential organization – social structure
1. Wealthy in the center – poor on the periphery
AND/OR
2. Poor located in alleyways or service areas
Preindustrial City, cont.:
AND/OR3. Socially mixed but occupationally
specific areas
Example: (Neighborhood in Milwaukee associated with specific product?)
Why? Sociospatial organization = Walking City
Industrial City (1875-1920) Tremendous Growth:
Multiplier Effect
New Building Technologies
Mass Market of Housing – Real Estate Developers
“New Immigrants”
Eastern Europe – Polish & Slavic Peasants (1880-1920)
Southern Europe – Italian agriculturalist