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Samuel Eberly Gross's Subdivisions, Emily Clark(
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) ...of standardized house plans and mass-produced building materials; his location of subdivisions near...
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Jane, Sara M. Evans(
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) ...initiative and alternative-institution building in the early years of the women's liberation...
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Lexington Hotel, Jonathan J. Keyes(
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) ...Despite its landmark status (1985), the building was demolished in 1995 after repeated unsuccessful...
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Shedd Aquarium, Dennis A. Meritt, Jr.(
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) ...of Lake Shore Drive that had long isolated the buildings from one another. In 2001, annual aquarium...
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Franklin Park, IL, Marilyn Elizabeth Perry(
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) ...routing, and spur tracks accessing the rear of buildings have made Franklin Park a desirable place...
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River Forest, IL, Aaron Harwig(
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) ...Forest's population exploded to 8,829 people in 1930. Reflecting the growth, Concordia and Rosary...
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Round Lake Beach, IL, Craig L. Pfannkuche(
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) ...Lake County, 41 miles NW of the Loop. In 1930, land developer L. B. Harris noticed that only a small...
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Blue Island, IL, Martin Tuohy(
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) ...Population plateaued at 16,000 to 21,000 between 1930 and 1990. Despite chain stores and Western...
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Motorola Inc., Timothy J. Gilfoyle(
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) ...employees. The company began to make car radios in 1930 and manufactured larger radio sets for homes...
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Theater Companies, Richard Christiansen(
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) ...seating only 91 persons, in the Fine Arts Building . Its motto, a template for future Chicago...
...housed in 150- to 250-seat auditoriums in buildings that had never been designed as theater spaces....
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Belgians, Robert Morrissey and Christina A. Reynen(
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) ...Belgians began to find work in plumbing, building maintenance, and especially janitorial work. A...
...of the janitorial positions in Lake View and downtown buildings. In 1914, they organized the Belgian...
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Clubs, Fraternal, David M. Fahey(
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) ...at 22 stories was then the world's tallest building. The Odd Fellows chartered their first Chicago...
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Jails and Prisons, Jess Maghan(
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) ...Prior to the building of facilities specifically designed for detention and correctional...
...changes in jail programs and staffing. A massive building program beginning in the 1970s yielded a...
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Lincoln Park, Amanda Seligman(
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) ...near the park and built high-rise apartment buildings, to the consternation of LPCA, which had hoped...
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Near North Side, Amanda Seligman(
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) ...of the river was not yet suitable for permanent building, but became the site of an aptly named vice...
...Avenue. Investors built high-rise apartment buildings and sumptuous hotels . The central portion of...
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Near West Side, Myriam Pauillac(
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) ...and the 1880s. Lined with three and four-story buildings, many of which housed several business...
...that catered only to blacks. Most institution building on the Near West Side emerged out of the...
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The Plan of Chicago, Carl Smith(
Interpretive Digital Essay
) ...Condit, Carl W. Chicago, 1930-...
...30, 1980. 1979. Condit, Carl W. Chicago, 1910-1929: Building, Planning, and Urban Technology. 1973....
...1970: Building, Planning, and Urban Technology. 1974. Draper, Joan E. Edward H. Bennett: Architect...
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Western Springs, IL, Tom Sterling(
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) ...much of the west-side swamp in the process. In 1870 the Western Springs Land Association, consisting...
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Edward Eggleston and Literary Realism, Bruce Levy(
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) ...desire at the dawn of consumer society. In 1870, Eggleston left Chicago for New York. Although the...
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Elmwood Park, IL, Tina Reithmaier(
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) ...Railroad laid tracks in Leyden Township in 1870. The tracks ran diagonally across the township along...
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