Building Chicago S Subways

Author : David Sadowski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781439665039

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Building Chicago's Subways by David Sadowski Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030610091

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Chicago, Social Security Payment Center by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Building
ISBN : UOM:39015084574295

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Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Sadowski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781439672914

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Chicago's Lost "L"s by David Sadowski Pdf

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 : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781595342119

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The WPA Guide to Illinois by Federal Writers' Project Pdf

During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The Prarie State, nestled in the heart of the Midwest among the Great Lakes and Mississippi River, is finely represented in the WPA Guide to Illinois. The section on Chicago could stand alone as a guidebook in itself, spanning over 100 pages and incorporating the history and tourist attractions of the city. An essay about Abraham Lincoln by then governor Henry Horner, 26 total tours of the state, and a list of 50 books about the state of Illinois are also included in this extensive guide.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1868 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002212327Z

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Chicago Commerce by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : US History Publishers
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781603540124

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Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kyle M. Kirschling
Publisher : Kyle Mark Kirschling
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Engineering the New York City Subway by Kyle M. Kirschling Pdf

Why does New York City have a subway system, and why does it have such an unusual design? Railroad engineers developed its bold and ambitious design in 1891 for the purposes of speed and convenience, above all else. By understanding the original thinking behind the subway, we can see beneath the grit and appreciate the true beauty of the system…and be inspired to build even bigger and better things in the future. The subway possesses a combination of design elements that make it unequalled among the world’s major rapid transit systems. The pillars of the system’s design are the high-speed right-of-way and trains, being underground but close to the surface, having extensive four-track mainlines with all tracks on the same level, and providing bi-directional local and express service.

Author : Muriel Emanuel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 935 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781349041848

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Contemporary Architects by Muriel Emanuel Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1028 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Economics
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU04621999

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The Economist by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045170912

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Urban Mass Transportation--1963, Hearings Before ASubcommittee of ..., 88-1 on S.6 and S.917 ..., February 28, March 1 ... 11, 1963 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency Pdf

Author : Robert M. Fogelson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300098273

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Downtown by Robert M. Fogelson Pdf

Annotation Downtown is the first history of what was once viewed as the heart of the American city. Urban historian Robert Fogelson gives a riveting account of how downtown--and the way Americans thought about it--changed between 1880 and 1950. Recreating battles over subways and skyscrapers, the introduction of elevated highways and parking bans, and other controversies, this book provides a new and often starling perspective on downtown's rise and fall.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : NYPL:33433077884843

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Commerce by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1558 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Mortgage guarantee insurance
ISBN : UCAL:$B639337

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Secondary Market Facilities for Conventional Mortgages by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Housing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Federal aid to transportation
ISBN : LOC:00117907740

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Urban Mass Transportation 1963 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Housing Pdf