LA
- Created by: Julie Simpkin
- Created on: 10-05-13 10:17
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- LA - Megacity
- Second largest city in the USA
- Railway (1876)
- Stimulated rapid growth
- Half a million people arrive in 40 years
- Development of film industry - Hollywood (1920s - 1930s)
- Suburban sprawl
- Electric tramways (1920s and 1930s) and motorways
- More people could live further from work and commute
- Push factors
- Crowded housing
- Congestion
- Poor schools and services
- Pollution
- Declining jobs
- High land rents
- Fears for safety
- Pull factors
- Cheaper land
- Safer neighbourhoods
- More open spaces
- Better schools and services
- Large shopping centres
- Accessible
- Electric tramways (1920s and 1930s) and motorways
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