Chicago: The Growth of the City
These portable guides incorporate historical facts with an intriguing narrative, helping to show the reader how each city (or state) got its start. From their humble beginnings to the powerhouses they've become, each of the cities in this series has its own unique style and imprint. Filled with evocative images and absorbing insight, this book presents two hundred years of excitement, evolution and expansion in the Windy City.
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On the south-western shores of Lake Michigan is one of the U.S. biggest, and most dynamic, cities. With its stately skyscapers looking out over the vast lake, world-class museums, fabulous buildings that include many works by the world's foremost architects.
Introduction 6Early Days: 1779-1871 24The Railroad Comes to Chicago 36The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 44The Fastest Growing City in History: 1872-1914 48Frank Lloyd Wright's Chicago 60The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 70Chicago Grows Up: 1915-45 96The Plan of Chicago 118The City of Towers: 1945-Today 134Millennium Park 150Index and Credits 160
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