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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
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1848:1848:
RailroadRailroad I&M CanalI&M Canal TelegraphTelegraph Plank roadPlank road
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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
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More improvements in More improvements in communication…communication…
1875— 1875— Chicago Daily NewsChicago Daily News 1878—Illinois Bell phone1878—Illinois Bell phone
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1883:1883:
350 trains in and out of 350 trains in and out of the city every day!the city every day!
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1892: first elevated train1892: first elevated train
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1900: Sanitary and Ship Canal1900: Sanitary and Ship Canalreverses the Chicago Riverreverses the Chicago River
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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)
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1909: Burnham Plan1909: Burnham Plan
Suggests development of Wacker Dr and Suggests development of Wacker Dr and Michigan AveMichigan Ave
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1913—transfers 1913—transfers among el lines beginamong el lines begin
1916—Navy Pier1916—Navy Pier 1917—first motor bus1917—first motor bus
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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
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19271927
Municipal Airport (now Midway) is foundedMunicipal Airport (now Midway) is founded
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1928—straightening of the Chicago River1928—straightening of the Chicago River 1941—1941—Chicago Sun Chicago Sun foundedfounded
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19421942
John Johnson starts John Johnson starts the the Negro Digest Negro Digest and and later later Ebony Ebony magazinemagazine
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1943-- First public 1943-- First public subway (State Streetsubway (State Street—today’s Red Line —today’s Red Line train)train)
1947--CTA1947--CTA
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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)
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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
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19591959
Marshall Field IV merges Marshall Field IV merges Chicago Daily Chicago Daily News News and and Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-Times
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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
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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!)