INDUSTRIALIZATION AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION

URBAN DECAY Areas after suffering from industrial decline

• Beginning in the early 1900s, Camden was a prosperous industrial city.

• Amboy Railroad opened in 1834 and helped to spur an increase in population, Camden quickly became an industrialized city.

• In 10 years 1860 to 1870 no of the factories grew to 125.

• Population rise from 20000 to 116000 between 1870 to 1920.

• Mainly immigrants were German, British, Irish, African Americans and Italian.

• The ethnic character of Camden changed radically between these decades, and immigrants formed their communities within Camden.

• They develop different buildings/places within Camden. Like churches, the introduction of different architecture

• Italian immigrants have significant influences on social and political organizations