Metropolis Panarama

In comparing Chicago and Rome the design of the roads struck me as the most apparent difference.

This nighttime view of Chicago shows how most of the roads use a grid pattern:

Chicago was one of the largest cities at the turn of the century, which is extremely impressive considering it didn't exists at all a century prior. The quick growth of the city might account for the development of grid like streets, although they are common in  most Midwest states.

This picture of Rome shows much windier streets and patterns which reflect the slow growth which went into the city.

Now, because I have no self control, I will link this to Buffalo...

When one looks at the street design of Buffalo they notice that although Chicago and Buffalo began to flourish at the same time, Buffalo's streets do not follow a grid pattern. While Buffalo did exist before Chicago, this does not account for the difference in design...

Buffalo was artfully designed to promote flow between different areas of the city by park designer Frederick Olmstead (who also designed the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago). According to Olmstead, the design was much like the flow of the human body:

(I know we weren't supposed to use maps, but it got my point across best)

The panoramic views of both Chicago and Buffalo showed the popular use of Roman Architecture on "official" and centrally located buildings to suggest grandeur reminiscent of the Roman metropolis, as previously discussed in class.