Reasons for the Growth of LA
- Created by: Tori_Bull
- Created on: 08-10-15 21:59
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- Reasons for Growth of LA
- Transport
- Arrival of transcontinental highway from the east in 1876.
- Stimulated rapid pop'n growth.
- Half a million people arrived in 40 years.
- 20th century revolution of air travel created Los Angeles Airport.
- Arrival of transcontinental highway from the east in 1876.
- Employment
- Early 20th Century = discovery of oil.
- Opening the Ford car plant and other manufacturing industries meant continued growth.
- Aircraft industry took advantage of the good weather for civil and military flight tests.
- Image
- Development of the film industry, in Hollywood (a suburb of LA).
- Created a glamorous image for the city in the 1920s and 30s
- Growing affluence brought more tourists to film theme parks.
- e.g. Disneyland, Universal Studios - all created further employment.
- Employment
- Early 20th Century = discovery of oil.
- Opening the Ford car plant and other manufacturing industries meant continued growth.
- Aircraft industry took advantage of the good weather for civil and military flight tests.
- Employment
- Greater Affluence
- People had more choices in where to live.
- Fastest pop'n growth was in the 1960s and 70s in the sun-belt of California.
- Cold winters in the east coasts of cities combined with romantic 'flower power' image from the late 1960s - makes California a destination of choice.
- e.g. Disneyland, Universal Studios - all created further employment.
- Development of the film industry, in Hollywood (a suburb of LA).
- Greater Affluence
- People had more choices in where to live.
- Fastest pop'n growth was in the 1960s and 70s in the sun-belt of California.
- Cold winters in the east coasts of cities combined with romantic 'flower power' image from the late 1960s - makes California a destination of choice.
- Transport
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