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The fire of 1871 razed much of Chicago, and the national depression from 1873 to 1878 should have finished it off. But in 1880 the census recorded 503,000 inhabitants—whereupon it doubled to over a million in 1890 (passing Philadelphia to become the “second city”) and doubled again, to 2.2 million, by 1910.
Growth was only barely interrupted by the catastrophic fire of 1871 in which perhaps a quarter of Chicago's dwellings and most of its business district were burned. The Fire did force the city to establish a new building code and perhaps encouraged a new self-consciousness about planning.
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Terrified Chicagoans fled for safety as the "Great Chicago Fire" burned out of control between October 8–10, 1871. Despite the destruction, Chicago's population grew from 298,977 in 1870 to 1,099,850 20 years later in 1890. Today, Chicago is the nation's third largest city behind New York City, NY, and Los Angeles, CA. Photo courtesy of the Smithso...
Chicago, IL, made its first appearance on the list of the United States' 10 largest urban places in 1860 when its population of 112,172 made it the nation's ninth largest. In 1890, it was the nation's second largest city with a population of 1,099,850. Chicago remained the United States' second largest city until Los Angeles, CA, surpassed it in 19...
Between May 1 and October 30, 1893, Chicago, IL, hosted the 1893 World's Fair at Jackson Park—a 1,055 acre park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vauz on the shores of Lake Michigan. Along with attractions like George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.'s "Ferris Wheel," exhibits sponsored by 46 countries, and concession stands that introduced...
The Chicago Water Tower, one of the few surviving buildings after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. A residential building in Chicago's Lincoln Park in 1885, when the city had dirt roads and wooden sidewalks.
Oct 12, 2018 · Between the 1830s and 1900, lawmakers, engineers, and thousands of long-forgotten laborers created a new, manmade geography for Chicago—building a canal and sewers, raising city streets, and even...
On October 8, 1871, a fire broke out in a barn on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. For more than 24 hours, the fire burned through the heart of Chicago, killing 300 people and leaving one-third of the city's population homeless.
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Oct 8, 2021 · Chicago in 1871, like countless cities of the era, was a wooden one. Many of the buildings which lined the city streets were wooden or trimmed with wood. And the streets themselves were tinder! Over 50 miles of streets were paved with wood and lined beside them were wooden sidewalks.
