The Importance Of Houses In The 1920's

During the 1845 till as late as the 1920s pioneer living conditions for women was harsh and rough. Their biggest task was helping to feed the family. In addition to preparing meals and cleaning up after them, they planted large gardens. Vegetables like potatoes, carrots and turnips were stored in root cellars. Cabbage was made into sauerkraut and stored in large crocks. Some vegetables like cucumbers were pickled in vinegar. Apples and sometimes pumpkins and squash were cut into small slices and dried. In the winter they could be soaked in water and cooked. When canning jars became available, they preserved corn, green beans and tomatoes. Farm women also raised large flocks of chickens. The hens supplied eggs which were an important part of

The Jazz Age which is also referred to as the Roaring Twenties began after World War I took place and lasted until 1929, when the Great Depression began. The 1920s opened up a world of change to Americans; some did not approve and others, especially those in the big cities, celebrated with music and dance every day. There were numerous inventions that were being created throughout the 1920s and because of nationwide advertisement; people all over America were able to buy all the same stuff as one another. But unfortunately, times were different for those that lived in Colorado.

New appliances were a big part of the technological and social change during the 1920s. The appliances were a big change and was the first attempt of a “smart house”. It affected housewives because now that the appliances were there, society expected them to clean the house faster and keep it tidy all day.

During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s thousands and thousands of immigrants flocked to America to find employment in the quickly-expanding industrial cities and to escape the perils of their homelands. These cities, such as New York and Chicago, were seen as the places to begin the journey to achieving “The American Dream’. However, the cities couldn’t grow and develop fast enough to house all of these workers. This problem was “solved” by the creation of tenement houses. In the beginning, tenements were essentially single family houses turned into multi-family dwellings. However once all of these were full, tenement buildings were built specifically to hold as many people as possible for the least amount of money. These housing communities

The 1920’s was a great and important decade for the United States. After World War I, the United States went through events and changes that, overall, made the United States a much better place to live. New advances in technology and industry improved American life in more ways than just one. Americans had better wages during this time, more leisure time, and overall, had a better life than ever before. In addition, the 1920’s advocated social and cultural change as well. During this time period, the United States did not return to Normalcy, and instead developed attitudes that changed the life of the people of the United States forever thanks to social changes, cultural changes and changes in technology.

The Roaring 20’s was a time of political change, prohibition, and the movement of people from farms to cities. All of this happened very fast and it was a time of great change for the developing United States.

The book is based in the 1920's so they had desserts like lemon cakes, upside-down cakes, and gelatin which were big hits at parties. First In the book Nick states, " Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop."(Fitzgerald 89)This example shows that they were very good because of how much that they ate. Lemon cakes would have been served at parties or small get togethers during the 1920's. Next, on "Desserts from the '20s" it says, gelatin was first mass produced at the turn of the 20th century, and came to fame in the 1920s because of refrigeration. (Selke) Gelatin was also brought to parties during this time and could be easily made during the summer now that they had refrigerators. Another dessert is the

Everyone chooses to have fun in various ways, it could be by hanging with friends and family or even just having some alone time. The 1920s was a time for people to enjoy themselves with more fun things and spend money. Although this is true this age also created a dramatic change in people's everyday lives. Not only was this a period of enlightenment but it in fact put many americans into a “consumer society”. The Roaring Twenties was a time when numerous individuals challenged Prohibition, gravitating to different styles of dancing and dressing, and disregarded many classic ideal principles. During the Roaring Twenties many important factors lead to a change in politics, while also increasing women suffrage movements, crime and racial outburst.

In the United States during the 1920’s, the welfare of society was in jeopardy due to the number of feebleminded. With such a high number, the risk that these undesired genes would be passed on to future generations of offspring was a leading concern for scientific figures of the time. Whether or not this statement was actually the case, it was widely believed at the time. It was felt that the only logical way to ensure a better future for the rest of society was to segregate this class of impaired citizens apart from others. Sterilization, which was supported by many, became the best known solution to this rising problem during this time period (Cynkar 1981). Buck vs Bell is an example of the fight against sterilization laws that ultimately made its way to the United States Supreme Court. Many states had eugenic laws that were in force long before the Supreme Court case, but revisions were made after the ruling of Buck vs. Bell (Nourse 2016). Historically, this court case rested on many issues that were seen as acceptable at the time, but by today’s standards are considered consciously wrong. The majority opinion regarding the legalization for sterilization from the iconic court case Buck vs. Bell still remains in effect today, but the misrepresentation of constitutional rights and ethical questions posed by this case are altogether still a question that remains up for debate. Unfortunately for Carrie Buck, and many like her, the consequences are and will remain

In the following decades after the World War I, the United States entered into a period of rapid growth both in the aspect of national identity and in the aspect of group identities, with immigration groups coming to America. In these aspects, there were events in our history, like the conflict of cultures between fundamentalist Christians and the supporters of the evolution theory in the mid-20s, the exclusion and discrimination against immigrants coming to the country, the birth of a divergent generation fighting against the traditional stereotypes and cultural beliefs of their predecessors in the 50s and 60s, or the resurgence of the conservatism as the dominant culture in the 70s and 80s, that were significantly important to mold American society politically and culturally at that time, but also had influence and repercussion in our society nowadays. At the beginning of the 1920s, although the focus of the government was primarily on the growth of businesses, also, in this period there were some challenges to the traditional American culture. For example, in

If you're like most people, you probably think that the split-level house was invented in the 1950's. It definitely started becoming popular around that time. A typical 1950's split. No.

This enhancement of good housing is proved when the narrator said, “‘I’ve been thinking about our conference room,’ ‘he said, and we all looked around at it. The room isn’t big, it isn’t small: say ten by twelve. But it’s cool, well-lighted, and most imposingly furnished. The air recirculators are cleverly hidden behind animated friezes’; the carpeting is thick and soft; and every piece of furniture is constructed from top to bottom of authentic, expertized, genuine tree-grown wood”( Pohl and Kornbluth 4). This quote shows how this house is built; it is a modern house. The list of the things incorporated in this kind of building shows that there is some changes when compared to early in the 1920s. For example, in 1953 there was the air recirculators are cleverly hidden behind animated friezes and the carpeting is thick and soft. However, in our time, there is much improvement of technology. For example, today’s houses have stairs, elevators, automatic air conditioning, and bathroom flash automatically, just to mention a

In the years before the war, the Great Depression had reduced demand for new housing and construction was slow. This meant that for sixteen years, “the residential construction industry had been dormant, with new home starts averaging less than 100,000 per year.” As the end of the war came into sight, the National Housing Administration estimated that 12,000,000 new homes would have constructed in the next decade. When the war came to an end in 1945, 13,000,000 soldiers left the service and returned home, placing severe stress on the American housing system. This left many returning veterans stuck in crowded housing situations, with “64 percent of married veterans and 80 percent of single veterans liv[ing] with family or friends.” This aggravated the existing housing shortages by degrading the quality of life in the existing housing stock. The housing shortage was temporarily met through various ersatz converted dwellings, such as grain bins, trolley cars, ice boxes, and trailers. An additional issue exacerbating the housing shortage in the country was the dilapidated condition of housing stock. Years of deferred maintenance and upgrades due to the Great Depression and the war had resulted in half of American homes needing repairs to make them safe to live in, or lacking private bathrooms. With increased demand, the cost

Dwellings were focused on having light, air and ventilation with sufficient access to open spaces. These requirements led to detached housing, as against street facing housing. Requirements for separate residential and work areas were designed to assure good individual living conditions which also distributed physical benefits equally.

In this essay it will be demonstrated that these elements unified with technology to create change which impacted on changes in the design of housing.