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"A Call for Better Transportation," c.1920
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Even after the opening of elevated railways in the Loop in the 1890s, congestion continued to be a problem for commuters in downtown Chicago. During the early twentieth century, municipal reform organization, like the Woman's City Club of Chicago, called for tighter regulations and improved conditions on privately owned mass transit systems.
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