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Chicago's Freight Tunnels, circa 1930, (
Map
) ...Chicago's Freight Tunnels, circa 1930...
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Chicago's Evolving Economic Geography, (
Map
) ...Chicago's Evolving Economic Geography...
...evolved by then. The geography of office development is the obverse of the old industrial pattern....
...sprung up as a highly successful merchants' town at the base of Lake Michigan, its future assured by...
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Chicago's Street Railways in 1890, (
Map
) ...Chicago's Street Railways in 1890...
...replaced the complicated cable technology, and Chicago's last cable car ran in 1906. It was this...
...Chicago grew by leaps and bounds and by 1890 was a sprawling metropolis, its residents held together...
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Chicago's Retail Centers in 2000, (
Map
) ...Chicago's Retail Centers in 2000...
...within the contiguous built-up area. Most of the old commercial ribbons along major city streets...
...By century's end, shopping in metropolitan Chicago had been revolutionized. First, shopping plazas...
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Chicago's Railroad Pattern in 1950, (
Map
) ...Chicago's Railroad Pattern in 1950...
...Chicago in 1950 was at the height of its power as the railroad center of the United States....
...independent railroad companies, fanned out from Chicago in all landward directions, connecting with...
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The Chicago Area Before Human Transformation, (
Map
) ...The Chicago Area Before Human Transformation...
...region destined to be covered by metropolitan Chicago took natural form following the retreat of the...
...at the ice sheet's margins, formed glacial Lake Chicago and drained southwestward, scouring what is...
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Chicago Housing Authority Family Projects, (
Map
) ...Chicago Housing Authority Family Projects...
...The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) was established in 1937 to provide housing for poor and low-...
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Transportation, H. Roger Grant(
Authored Entry
) ...settlement in northeastern Illinois, while the canal itself spurred town growth along its route....
...Twice as many towns were founded by overzealous promoters as could...
...ultimately survive, so half remained mere “paper towns. ” Water power and minerals added industry to...
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Railroad Commuting to Chicago in 1934, (
Map
) ...Railroad Commuting to Chicago in 1934...
...Indiana), Kenosha (Wisconsin), and Fox Valley towns from Elgin to Aurora. Most daily commuters,...
...with daily trains from Hyde Park in 1856, Chicago's railroads developed a complex octopus-like...
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Indian Settlement Pattern in the Chicago Region, circa 1830, (
Map
) ...Indian Settlement Pattern in the Chicago Region, circa 1830...
...intrusion was evident in the villages and small towns along the Wabash Valley of Indiana, and in the...
...As Euro-Americans penetrated the Chicago region in the 1820s, they encountered a widespread network...
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Illinois Central Railroad Links to Chicago, (
Map
) ...Illinois Central Railroad Links to Chicago...
...South generally followed water and rail routes. Chicago's popularity as a destination rested in part...
...Other railroad lines also offered access to Chicago from these and other parts of the South. Until...
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Ancient Indian Earthworks in the Chicago Region, (
Map
) ...Ancient Indian Earthworks in the Chicago Region...
...distribution of Indian earthworks in the Chicago region dating from ancient times. Many sites are...
...longer survive, such as the mound that was once near the 79th Street beach on Chicago's South Side....
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Chicago's Non-Judeo-Christian Congregations in 2002, (
Map
) ...Chicago's Non-Judeo-Christian Congregations in 2002...
...most significant development in metropolitan Chicago's religious landscape has been the appearance...
...two dimensions: strong concentrations on Chicago's North Side, which represents the latest "port of...
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Women's Garment Factories in Chicago in 1925, (
Map
) ...Women's Garment Factories in Chicago in 1925...
...Chicago once had a thriving women's garment manufacturing industry. In 1925, during its heyday, it...
...downtown and around Milwaukee Avenue between Chicago and North Avenues. The industry declined with...
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Railroads and Chicago's Loop, circa 1930, (
Map
) ...Railroads and Chicago's Loop, circa 1930...
...pivot between the East and the great West, Chicago developed an extraordinary concentration of...
...flank where Grant Park (white) was laid out between the Illinois Central tracks and Chicago Harbor....
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Southern Distribution of the Chicago Defender, 1919, (
Map
) ...Southern Distribution of the Chicago Defender, 1919...
...Southerners to northern cities. "I bought a Chicago Defender and after reading it and seeing the...
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Chicago's Deep Tunnel System in 2003, (
Map
) ...Chicago's Deep Tunnel System in 2003...
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Development of Railroad Lines from Chicago, (
Table
) ...Development of Railroad Lines from Chicago...
...Pittsburgh — New York 1858 Premier carrier to East Coast; 1905 Broadway Limited reached New York in...
...Midwest farmers first with Canada then with Chicago after 1909 lease of Wisconsin Central line into...
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Classical Music, Mark Clague and J. Kimo Williams(
Authored Entry
) ...lived amateur performing groups began with the Old Settlers' Harmonic Society (1835–36, also called...
...The development of classical music in Chicago has followed the growth of the city, including its...
...and competitive needs, classical music has secured a place in Chicago's multifaceted cultural life....
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Work, David Moberg(
Authored Entry
) ...to motivate workers with more than the threats of the old drive system. Centralized management, used...
...furniture , and clothing for farmers and frontier towns. From 1870 to 1930, Chicago grew rapidly...
...Midwest's primary labor market for rural and small-town job seekers and immigrant workers—at first...
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