Plan of Chicago Promotional Campaign (Diversion of Freight Traffic), 1914

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Plan of Chicago Promotional Campaign (Diversion of Freight Traffic), 1914

The major purpose of the lower level of the new South Water Street (Wacker Drive), as this slide illustrates, was to divert freight traffic from the downtown's overburdened streets.

Creator: Chicago Plan Commission
Source: Art Institute of Chicago

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