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For this Discussion Forum, you will research an American Industrial city, from the list below, and share your findings and images with the class.
STEP 1: Choose one of these (former) Industrial Cities in the US:
- Detroit, Michigan
- Chicago, Illinois
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Buffalo, New York
STEP 2: Research your city’s industrial history. Look for when the city industrialized, what geographical features created advantages for industry in the region, what specific industries flourished there, and what raw materials were needed. You may add other aspects you think are interesting.
STEP 3: Add 2-3 images of your city (paintings, illustrations, or early pictures) from its industrial days.
Interactions with each other are NOT required this time.
Due by Friday February 18 11:59pm
Buffalo, New York has a total area of 52.5 square miles, 40.6 square miles of which are land and the rest, water. In 1804, architect Joseph Ellicott designed the city using the radial street and grid system layout, modeling it after Charles L’Enfant’s design of Washington, DC. Buffalo also has a geographical advantage because it sits beside two great bodies of water on its western portion. On the north-west is the