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Proposed Chicago River Straightening Project, 1921
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This 1921 map clearly shows the eastward bend in the Chicago River south of the Loop. The bend cuts off several north-south streets and creates irrregularly shaped pieces of real estate in the city's general grid pattern. The proposed channel that would straighten the river is marked with dotted lines.
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