Impact of USA becoming a car owning culture Flashcards
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What did the expansion of car factories mean?
Employed more workers
What did employing more workers mean?
Workers pushed wages up and car prices went down
What was the effect of car prices going down?
More could afford them, so demand increased
What happened to roads?
Improved and expanded
What sprang up on roads?
Diners and motels
What did cars help people to do?
Travel further, faster, more cheaply
What did roads increase?
Travelling salesmen who worked over large areas
What did travelling salesmen do?
Make door to door deliveries by lorry and cars as well
What did cars make it easier to do?
Move homes
When was the world’s first air conditioned mall?
1956
Southdale shopping mall
What was in Southdale shopping mall?
Buy books, clothes, furniture, meals, hair salons
How did Southdale mall influence others?
After 1960s
30,000 malls were built
How did drive in restuarants cater to families?
Kids pjs, sleep in back seat cars
Child food
How did drive in movie theatres cater to families?
Low budget movies for teens
Cheap quick food snacks
How was tourism increased to conclude?
Disneyland
National Parks
Growth of hotel, motel, restaurant chains in tourist areas
Growth of Diners
What was a popular diner?
Dennys
