Impact of Automobile F With the automobile came paved roads F Route 66- from Chicago to California with little towns on the way F New houses had garages or carports and a driveway F Gas stations, repair shops, motels, tourist camps and shopping centers, Traffic signals early 1920s, Holland Tunnel (1st underwater tunnel) in 1927 F Liberated rural families to travel into the city for shopping and entertainment F Urban sprawl -cities spreading in all directions F Became a status symbol F With the automobile came paved roads F Route 66- from Chicago to California with little towns on the way F New houses had garages or carports and a driveway F Gas stations, repair shops, motels, tourist camps and shopping centers, Traffic signals early 1920s, Holland Tunnel (1st underwater tunnel) in 1927 F Liberated rural families to travel into the city for shopping and entertainment F Urban sprawl -cities spreading in all directions F Became a status symbol
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