If they lived in the inner cities, a family on a typical weekend night might have taken in a popular vaudeville show of the day or a minstrel show, which even though may be offensive by today's standards, was the social norm. But then again, what would families of the early 1900s think of today's entertainment? Doubtlessly, they would be highly offended if not shocked. Another popular pastime of the era was that most people rode bicycles; as mentioned previously very few owned automobiles then, so for many persons this was the way they got around. Nearly everyone back then owned a bicycle. Another mode of transportation was starting to become popular: The Elevated Railroad, which was common in major cities, like New York City, to be followed by the New York City Subway a few years later.