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cheap housing units created when cities became packed with people during the industrial revolution. They were called dumbbell tenements because the design of the building, which looked like a dumbbell, had many housing units sharing a corridor.

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Dumbbell Tenements had how many bathrooms?

One bathroom per floor.


High-rise urban buildings that provided barrackslike housing for urban slum dwellers?

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Identify high-rise urban buildings that provided barrackslike housing for urban slum dwellers?

Dumbbell tenements.


Who outlawed dumbbell tenements?

The State of New York outlawed the dumbbell shaped tenement buildings in 1901. The New York State Tenement House Act of 1901 banned the poorly lit and poorly ventilated buildings.


What year did a well-educated yound midwesterner move to Chicago slums and create a vital center of social reform and activism?

Louis Sullivan developed the Dumbbell Tenements in 1885.


Why Were dumbbell tenements dangerous?

Dumbbell tenements were dangerous due to their cramped living conditions and poor sanitation. Designed to maximize space, these buildings often had inadequate ventilation and limited access to natural light, leading to unhealthy environments. Overcrowding exacerbated the spread of diseases, while shared facilities like bathrooms and kitchens increased the risk of fire and hygiene issues. Overall, the design prioritized profit over the well-being of residents, making them hazardous places to live.


Describe urban areas in the early 1900's?

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Why was it hard to do laundry in tenements?

there was no water in many tenements.


How are tenements described?

Tenements can be described as poor people.


When was Salome of the Tenements created?

Salome of the Tenements was created in 1925.


When was Blake Tenements created?

Blake Tenements was created in 1760.


What was so disgusting about the beds in the tenements?

were there bed bugs in the beds of the tenements