Author: Samuel O. DunnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
One Hundred Years' Development of Railways in the Chicago Area
Author: Samuel O. DunnThe First One Hundred Years
Author: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. Public Relations DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Railway Age
Author: Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River
Author: Curtis C. & Elizabeth M. Roseman & RosemanPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587294850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans—an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional development. One hundred and fifty years later, the thirteen essays in this volume examine the activities and environments of the 1854 Grand Excursion and place them in the context of an evolving regional identity for the Upper Mississippi River Valley based on the economy, culture, geography, and history of the area. In a series of “excursions,” the contributors explore the building of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, eastern newspaper accounts of the 1854 excursion, steamboating, the area’s pictorial landscape, passenger trains along the scenic river, the genesis and features of river towns, the control of the river for navigation, the development of preserves, parks, and recreation areas, the lumber industry, and commercial fishing. The book concludes by examining the resurgence of river-oriented development, as river towns are once again embracing the Mississippi. Generously illustrated with maps, engravings, ephemera, and historic and present-day photographs, Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River will be of interest to tourists and residents of the area, river aficionados, railroad and steamboat history buffs, as well as academics interested in the history, geography, and regional development of the area.
Chicago Union Station
Author: Fred AshPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253029155
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
A history of the Midwestern transportation hub and its impact on the city and the region, plus stunning photographs of the station’s architecture. More than a century before airlines placed it at the center of their systems, Chicago was already the nation’s transportation hub—from Union Station, passengers could reach major cities on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts as well as countless points in between. Chicago’s history is tightly linked to its railroads. Railroad historian Fred Ash begins in the mid-1800s, when Chicago dominated Midwest trade and was referred to as the “Railroad Capital of the World.” During this period, swings in the political climate significantly modified the relationship between the local government and its largest landholders, the railroads. From here, Ash highlights competition at the turn of the twentieth century between railroad companies that greatly influenced Chicago’s urban landscape. Profiling the fascinating stories of businessmen, politicians, workers, and immigrants whose everyday lives were affected by the bustling transportation hub, Ash documents the impact Union Station had on the growing city and the entire Midwest. Featuring more than one hundred photographs of the famous beaux art architecture, Chicago Union Station is a beautifully illustrated tribute to one of America’s overlooked treasures. “The book includes more than 100 illustrations, a quarter of which are in color—but the real value is in author Ash’s narrative; he’s devoted decades to the study of terminals in the Railroad Capital, and it shows in this marvelous work.” —Classic Trains “The station’s history is thoughtfully revealed alongside concurrent economic and political events unfolding in Chicago at given points in time, thus providing the reader with a deeper understanding of why certain station milestones occurred when they did and the way they did.” —The Michigan Railfan
One Hundred Years' Progress of the United States
Author: Eminent Literary MenPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382109786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The Regional Development Guide, 1966-2000; June 30, 1966
Author: National Capital Regional Planning Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Chicago: America's Railroad Capital
Author: Brian SolomonPublisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760346038
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
"A history of the development of Chicago as a railroad hub, from its earliest days to the present, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, maps, and railroad memorabilia"--
The Regional Development Guide, 1966-2000
Author: National Capital Regional Planning Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
One Hundred Years of Land Values in Chicago
Author: Homer HoytPublisher: Beard Books
ISBN: 9781587980169
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description