A list of firsts in various U.S. cities.
Themes:
| Famous first | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ambulance | Cincinnati, Ohio | prior to 1865 |
| Aquarium | Chicago, Ill. | 1893 |
| Automobile service station | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Dec. 1, 1913 |
| Baseball stadium | Pittsburgh, Pa. | June 30, 1909 |
| Cathedral | Baltimore, Md. | 1851 |
| Computer | Philadelphia, Pa. | 1946 |
| Daily newspaper | Philadelphia, Pa. | Sept. 21, 1784 |
| Department store | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1868 |
| Electric company | New York, N.Y. | Oct. 15, 1878 |
| Elevator | New York, N.Y. | 1850 |
| Hospital | Philadelphia, Pa. | Feb. 11, 1752 |
| Motion picture theater | Los Angeles, Calif. | April 2, 1902 |
| Opera house | San Francisco, Calif. | Oct. 15, 1932 |
| Parking meter | Oklahoma City, Okla. | July 16, 1935 |
| Public museum | Charleston, S.C. | Jan. 12, 1773 |
| Railroad station | Baltimore, Md. | 1830 |
| Revolving restaurant | Seattle, Wash. | May 22, 1961 |
| Skyscraper | Chicago, Ill. | 1885 |
| Subway | Boston, Mass. | Sept. 1, 1897 |
| Traffic light | Cleveland, Ohio | Aug. 5, 1914 |
| Zoological garden | Philadelphia, Pa. | July 1, 1874 |
