|
General Map of Chicago, Showing the Park System, Principal Transportation Lines, and Points of Mechanical Interest, 1904 | ||||
Prepared for a joint meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the map highlighted information and sites of interest to early twentieth-century tourists, including streetcar and rapid transit lines, major parks and boulevards, cultural and educational institutions, settlement houses, the Union Stock Yard, and key Chicago businesses, like Western Electric Co., Crane Co., and Wolff Manufacturing Co. (misspelled on the map).
|
|||||
The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2005 Chicago Historical Society.
The Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2004 The Newberry Library. All Rights Reserved. Portions are copyrighted by other institutions and individuals. Additional information on copyright and permissions. |