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Author | : David Sadowski |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2018-10-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1439665036 |
Take a trip underground and see how Chicago's "I Will" spirit overcame challenges and persevered to help with the successful building of the subways that move millions today! While the elevated Chicago Loop is justly famous as a symbol of the city, the fascinating history of its subways is less well known. The City of Chicago broke ground on what would become the "Initial System of Subways" during the Great Depression and finished 20 years later. This gigantic construction project, a part of the New Deal, overcame many obstacles while tunneling through Chicago's soft blue clay, under congested downtown streets, and even beneath the mighty Chicago River. Chicago's first rapid transit subway opened in 1943 after decades of wrangling over routes, financing, and logistics. It grew to encompass the State Street, Dearborn-Milwaukee, and West Side Subways, with the latter modernizing the old Garfield Park "L" into the median of Chicago's first expressway. Building Chicago's subways was national news and a matter of considerable civic pride - making it a "Second City" no more!
Author | : Chicago (Ill.). Traction and Subway Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 662 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
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Author | : Charles Keagle Mohler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Railroads, Elevated |
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Author | : Chicago (Ill.). Dept. of Subways and Superhighways |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Roads |
ISBN | : |
Report for 1939 consists of reports of the Dept. of Subways and Traction and Dept. of Superhighways.
Author | : Arthur Seymour Robinson |
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Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 1906 |
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Author | : Arthur Robinson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Subways |
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Author | : David Sadowski |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2021-07-12 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1439672911 |
Chicago's system of elevated railways, known locally as the "L," has run continuously since 1892 and, like the city, has never stood still. It helped neighborhoods grow, brought their increasingly diverse populations together, and gave the famous Loop its name. But today's system has changed radically over the years. Chicago's Lost "L"s tells the story of former lines such as Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Kenwood, Stockyards, Normal Park, Westchester, and Niles Center. It was once possible to take high-speed trains on the L directly to Aurora, Elgin, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The L started out as four different companies, two starting out using steam engines instead of electricity. Eventually, all four came together via the Union Loop. The L is more than a way of getting around. Its trains are a place where people meet and interact. Some say the best way to experience the city is via the L, with its second-story view. Chicago's Lost "L"s is virtually a "secret history" of Chicago, and this is your ticket.
Author | : Chicago (Ill.). Department of Subways and Superhighways |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Local transit |
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Author | : Chicago (Ill.). Harbor and Subway Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
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Author | : Chicago (Ill.). Department of Subways and Traction |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1939 |
Genre | : Communication and traffic |
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