REC 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Extended Stay America, Interstate Highway System, Rec 2
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Hotels and lodging: downtown areas thrived, hotels built around railroad stations or near cities. Like europe: great depression came so franklin roosevelt created the new deal. History 1940s: post wwii, planes and cars replaced trains. Cars became more affordable: suburbs began to expand. Because cars became popular and we were able to get farther away with not as much hassle: downtown areas declined. Because people moved to suburbs: not the same in europe. History 1950s: eisenhower interstate system 1956. This is what connects all major cities to one another. Makes it easy to travel so downtown was going down: transcontinental connections. History mid-1960s: downtown metropolitan areas started to die, americans were unhappy about this, restoration and rebuilding downtown. History post 1960s: as downtown revitalized, peaks in activity, prices raised, rental and real estate doubled or tripled, many corporations moved to the suburbs. Because land available and reasonable priced land. Highway systems improved, suburban housing developments and shopping centers.
