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Watch this film about the history of Coney Island |
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Watch this film about the Triangle fire which took place in the Asch Building |
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Visit this website to learn more about the Triangle Fire |
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Visit the website for the Lower Eastside Tenement Museum |
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Tour some of the restored apartments at 97 Orchard Street |
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Read this essay about the history of tenements |
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Watch this film clip about Jacob Riis |
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Watch this film clip about immigrant life | ||
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Watch this film clip about immigrants arriving at Ellis Ilsand |
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Watch this film clip about immigrant life in New York City |
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Visit this interactive website about immigration in the U.S. |
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Read this essay on the history of Ellis Island |
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Watch this film on the history of the Statue of Liberty |
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Watch this clip on the poem, "The New Colossus," by Emma Lazarus |
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Visit this website to read about the history of the New Amsterdam |
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Visit this website to read about the history of musical theatre |
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Visit this website to read about the history of the Ziegfeld Follies |
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Visit this website to read about the history of ragtime music |
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Watch this film clip about ragtime music |
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Watch this film clip about the history of skyscrapers |
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Watch this historic film footage of the Flat Iron Building |
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Watch this film clip about the history of Central Park |
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Visit this website to learn about the masions built along Fifth Avenue |
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Watch this film about the history of Grand Central |
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Read this essay about the history of Grand Central |
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Read this essay about the role of railroads in industrialization |
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Visit this website to take a 360 degree tour of Grand Central today |
| There is no better place to see the transformations brought by industrialization, immigration, and urbanization than New York City. On this tour you will visit a number of historic sites in New York City. Click the buttons to the left of your screen to visit a site. At each site, you will read information about some of the important historical events that took place there and watch some video clips. In order to take the tour, the computer you are using will need to have QuickTime installed and pop-up windows enabled. | |
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Read this essay about the rise of the city in Gilded Age America |
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Watch this film clip about Gilded Age New York City |
There are two steps to complete this assignment. The first step requires that you take a virtual historic tour of New York City. Click the links to your left to “visit” the historic sites listed. Follow the links to read and watch videos about the history of each site. The second step requires that you click on the Blackboard Assessment tool for the Unit 3 Project and answer some questions about what you learned on your tour. You can complete the first step any time during Unit 3. Step two must be completed by Friday, November 13 at 11:59pm. |
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