The Mass Production of Steel
Before it was possible to mass produce steel, steel was extremely hard to produce in large quantities and required skilled workers. With the introduction of the Bessemer Process, steel became cheap and easily mass produced. Making it possible for cities such as New York to begin expanding upward.
The mass production of steel not only made it possible to build skyscrapers, it made the production of skyscrapers faster and cheaper, allowing cities to expand upward, and reducing the cost of living in big cities. The new abundance of cheaper housing caused the populations of cities to skyrocket. These new buildings provided housing for hundreds of thousands of immigrant families just arriving in the United States. The mass production of steel also made it possible to span bridges across larger waterways, making projects such as the Brooklyn Bridge possible.
Without the mass production of steel it would not have been possible to build the famous skyscrapers that occupy the skylines of todays cities and cities would not be the cultural centers that they are today.
The mass production of steel not only made it possible to build skyscrapers, it made the production of skyscrapers faster and cheaper, allowing cities to expand upward, and reducing the cost of living in big cities. The new abundance of cheaper housing caused the populations of cities to skyrocket. These new buildings provided housing for hundreds of thousands of immigrant families just arriving in the United States. The mass production of steel also made it possible to span bridges across larger waterways, making projects such as the Brooklyn Bridge possible.
Without the mass production of steel it would not have been possible to build the famous skyscrapers that occupy the skylines of todays cities and cities would not be the cultural centers that they are today.