The American Dream In The 1920's

1920’s New York

“The Big Apple”, “The City That Never Sleeps”, “The Capital Of The World”, all of these name to the one and only, New York City but, how did New York reach such fame in the world? It’s foundation founded upon the search for the “American Dream” in the 1920’s, from the millions of speakeasies it housed, to the Jazz Age boom, to the millions of immigrants who built it from the ground up. Beginning with the influence of the Jazz Age onto American culture with the aid of African American culture, many gained opportunity to perform on stage with the rise of speakeasies such as The Cotton Club, “one of the most famous jazz clubs in New York City during this era”(History of New York City) where famous musician Duke Ellington performed with his

Prior to the 1920’s automobiles had been seen as a plaything for the rich as the unreliable car would need a personal mechanic to service it along with the a hefty price tag to buy the car alone. With the invention of the Ford Model T, now everyone could take advantage of being able to take a farther commute to work as beforehand they had to live right next to the workplace in order to walk and arrive on time. But, there was no such thing as the highway back in the 1920’s so this began to cause massive traffic jams, beginning the reconstruction of street infrastructure.(The Living City ) So, how did New York City become the massive social, political, and economic conglomerate of today? Perhaps with the aid of millions immigrants, extravagant speakeasies, and Jazzy tunes, we can see how much new york has built up American culture through the popularity of jazz and diverse climate of structures, people, and