Compare and contrast what seem to you to be the most attractive featur

Compare and contrast what seem to you to be the most attractive features of turn-of-the-century American city life with those features you find most objectionable. Given a choice in 1900, would you have moved to a large American city? Why?

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
Attractive: heterogeneity of the population; latest technology; employment opportunities; varied entertainment.
Objectionable: poor sanitation; unsafe; unhealthy (epidemics); poor and too little housing; crowded conditions.