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The Plan of Chicago
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| Chicago in 1909 |
| Planning Before the Plan |
| Antecedents and Inspirations |
| The City the Planners Saw |
| The Plan of Chicago |
| The Plan Comes Together |
| Creating the Plan |
| Reading the Plan |
| A Living Document |
| Promotion |
| Implementation |
| Heritage |
Strike of Messenger Boys, 1902
Young boy messengers were an important means of communication between downtown offices.
Garment Workers' Strike, December 12, 1910
Parade of women supporting strikers, West Jackson Boulevard near Morgan Street, December 12, 1910. The United Garment Workers strike began in September of that year and continued until early February of 1911, shortly after an agreement was signed with Hart, Schaffner & Marx but while more than 20,000 workers were still on strike against their employers.
See also: Strikes
Cover of I.W.W. songbook, 1918. In its various editions, the "Little Red Songbook" included organizing and protest songs written by such famous radicals as Joe Hill and Ralph Chaplin.
See also: Folk Music; Industrial Workers of the World
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