Title: The Iron Horse And The Windy City
Subtitle: How Railroads Shaped Chicago
Description: Explores how the railroads helped create and shape the city of Chicago from the earliest times to the present, discussing how the expansion of rail lines promoted the growth of the city's suburbs, how Chicago's manufacturing center became home to corporate giants, and how the railroad had originally planned to bypass the city.
Subjects: Economic conditions, Land use, Railroads, Railroads, north america, Chicago (ill.), economic conditions
Places: Illinois, Chicago, Chicago (Ill.)