Dr. J. Mark Souther
Rhodes Tower 1904
Department of History
Cleveland State Univ.
Spring 2005

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Journal Questions for Week 6


Journal—Wed., Feb. 23—The Rise of Urban Tourism
Cocks, “Why Not Visit Chicago?” and “The Noble Spectacle” *

1. How did tourist itineraries and guidebooks change the way people looked at cities? How did they portray ethnic groups and make “slumming” fashionable?

Journal—Fri., Feb. 25—Urban Expositions & the City Beautiful
Kolson, “Cleveland As City Beautiful” *
Peterson, “Civic Art, 1890-1900” *

In lieu of questions for this assignment, see special instructions for oral history assignment.