new york evolution animation Flashcards
(30 cards)
When did the dutch first settle the region?
1624
when did the English capture the region from the clutch?
1664
when did the extent of the settlement started
1664
extent of settlement
1724-1766
In in1797 what was the population of new york
52,000
in 1811 what was the population of new york?
64,000
In 1811 what was the commissioner’s plan?
predicting future growth
city leader pose the manhattan grid plam
what was the population of 1834?
247,000
what year was the new york and Harlem railroad started?
1842
what was the population of New york in 1949?
495,000
what was the population of 1857
724,000
what year did the ferry routes start?
1857
when was central park created?
1857
when and where was the first elevated railroad open
the first elevated railroad open on 9th ave and relaced streetcars
when was the Brooklyn bridge created
1883
when were the 5 boroughs incorporated into the city
1998
what was new york population in 1900
3,437,00
what happen in 1903?
the extend of elevated railroads
what was the first subway line created
1903
what was the population of new york in 1919?
5,535,000
were did the 30% of the new york manufacturing workers work
in new york city in 19191
in 1940 how many miles of the running track was available?
830 miles
how many stations were created in 1940
500 stations and 4,400 cars
in 1940 how many riders rode the train that year?
1.9 billion riders per year
