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Chicago's Diverse Pulse and Storied Past
Chicago rises as a beacon of work and culture drawing Germans Irish Bohemians and many others. The piece surveys Fort Dearborn 1812 the St Valentines Day Massacre 1929 railroads hog markets public housing and a skyline tied to O'Hare and a world class medical center. It notes population shifts crime and the Loop's iron crown while highlighting Chicago as a seaport and birthplace of Chicago style music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Wyoming
New York
al Capone
Congo
Calcutta
Antwerp
Marquette
Joliet
Fort Dearborn
Michigan Avenue
Chicago River
Grant Park
18Th Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Chiago
Capone
Bugs Moran
North
Clark Street
Lake Michigan
Hemisphere
James Thompson
Galena
Cago Union
Despond
Des Plaines
South Sideland
Omaha
Loop
Wabash
Lake
van Buren
Wells Streets
Transit
John Dillinger
University of Chicago
American Medical Association
American Bar Association
Bix Beiderbecke
Louis Armstrong
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman
Gene Krupa
Pee Wee Russell
St. Lawrence Seaway
O’hare
Windy City