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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1720
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The Traffic World
Author: Traffic World and Traffic Bulletin
Author: National League for Good Roads
Author: Highway Improvement Program
Author: Chicago's Lost "L"s
Author: David SadowskiPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439672911
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
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.
Building Chicago's Subways
Author: David SadowskiPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467129380
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
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, would overcome 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. 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. Building Chicago's subways was national news and a matter of considerable civic pride--making it a "Second City" no more
Genealogy of the Morris family : descendants of Thomas Morris of Connecticut
Author: Lucy Ann Morris CarhartPublisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
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Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Chicago Trolleys
Author: David SadowskiPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467126810
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Chicago's extensive transit system first started in 1859, when horsecars ran on rails in city streets. Cable cars and electric streetcars came next. Where new trolley car lines were built, people, businesses, and neighborhoods followed. Chicago quickly became a world-class city. At its peak, Chicago had over 3,000 streetcars and 1,000 miles of track--the largest such system in the world. By the 1930s, there were also streamlined trolleys and trolley buses on rubber tires. Some parts of Chicago's famous "L" system also used trolley wire instead of a third rail. Trolley cars once took people from the Loop to such faraway places as Aurora, Elgin, Milwaukee, and South Bend. A few still run today.
Preservation Microfilming
Author: Association of Research LibrariesPublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838906538
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This guide presents information on planning and managing microfilming projects, incorporating co-operative programmes, service bureaux and the impact of automation for library staff with deteriorating collections.
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