TOPIC 3:TOPIC 3:TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONTRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION

1827—canal authorized1827—canal authorized 1831—post office1831—post office 1834—stage coach line1834—stage coach line 1847— 1847— Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune

1848:1848:

RailroadRailroad I&M CanalI&M Canal TelegraphTelegraph Plank roadPlank road

More improvements in More improvements in transportation…transportation…

1852—first passenger train from the East1852—first passenger train from the East 1858—steam engine1858—steam engine 1859—horse drawn streetcars1859—horse drawn streetcars

More improvements in More improvements in communication…communication…

1875— 1875— Chicago Daily NewsChicago Daily News 1878—Illinois Bell phone1878—Illinois Bell phone

1883:1883:

350 trains in and out of 350 trains in and out of the city every day!the city every day!

1892: first elevated train1892: first elevated train

1900: Sanitary and Ship Canal1900: Sanitary and Ship Canalreverses the Chicago Riverreverses the Chicago River

19051905

first Ford automobilefirst Ford automobile Chicago Defender Chicago Defender is is

founded (encourages founded (encourages

African-Americans African-Americans

to come North)to come North)

1909: Burnham Plan1909: Burnham Plan

Suggests development of Wacker Dr and Suggests development of Wacker Dr and Michigan AveMichigan Ave

1913—transfers 1913—transfers among el lines beginamong el lines begin

1916—Navy Pier1916—Navy Pier 1917—first motor bus1917—first motor bus

Radio communication…Radio communication…

1921—KYW is 1921—KYW is Chicago’s first radio Chicago’s first radio stationstation

1922—WMAQ and 1922—WMAQ and what is now WGN are what is now WGN are foundedfounded

19271927

Municipal Airport (now Midway) is foundedMunicipal Airport (now Midway) is founded

1928—straightening of the Chicago River1928—straightening of the Chicago River 1941—1941—Chicago Sun Chicago Sun foundedfounded

19421942

John Johnson starts John Johnson starts the the Negro Digest Negro Digest and and later later Ebony Ebony magazinemagazine

1943-- First public 1943-- First public subway (State Streetsubway (State Street—today’s Red Line —today’s Red Line train)train)

1947--CTA1947--CTA

19491949

Orchard Place Airport Orchard Place Airport is renamed O’Hare is renamed O’Hare

Work on the Work on the Congress Congress Expressway begins Expressway begins (today’s Eisenhower)(today’s Eisenhower)

More trains, planes, and More trains, planes, and automobiles…automobiles…

1951—21951—2ndnd subway subway (Milwaukee/Dearborn(Milwaukee/Dearborn—today’s blue line)—today’s blue line)

1955—O’Hare opens 1955—O’Hare opens to commercial traffic; to commercial traffic; Eisenhower (290) Eisenhower (290) Expressway Expressway

opensopens

19591959

Marshall Field IV merges Marshall Field IV merges Chicago Daily Chicago Daily News News and and Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-Times

19601960

Northwest Northwest Expressway (now Expressway (now called the Kennedy, called the Kennedy, 90) opens90) opens

First televised First televised presidential debate presidential debate between Kennedy between Kennedy and Nixonand Nixon

And finally…And finally…

1962—Dan Ryan Expressway (94)1962—Dan Ryan Expressway (94) 1964—Southwest Expressway 1964—Southwest Expressway

(Stevenson, 55)(Stevenson, 55) 1970—Logan El extended to Jefferson Pk1970—Logan El extended to Jefferson Pk 1983—cell phone test site1983—cell phone test site 1984—Blue Line extended to O’Hare1984—Blue Line extended to O’Hare 1990—multiple area codes introduced (all 1990—multiple area codes introduced (all

of Chicago used to be 312!)of Chicago used to be 312!)