The loop : the "L" tracks that shaped and saved Chicago / Patrick T. Reardon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reardon, Patrick T., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Illinois--Chicago.

Economic development.

Central business districts--Illinois--Chicago--Planning.

Central business districts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 295 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The book tells how the elevated Loop affected the development of Chicago, the way Chicagoans thought of the city and themselves, and the survival of the city's economy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of maps / by by Dennis McClendon

Introduction: The Loop, New Year's Eve 1911 – Part 1. Lots of loops. Academic fashion ; Silence ; Lots of loops ; The word "loop" ; The last cable car – Part 2. The Union Loop. Dreaming of a "Union Loop" ; Willing the Union Loop into existence ; The birth of the Union Loop – Part 3. The Loop. The rectangular bridge and the bridge builder ; Inside and outside the Loop ; The name "Loop"

Part 4. The heart of Chicago. "My 'other neighborhood'" ; Wandering downtowns ; Raze the Loop ; The Loop, New Year's Day 2019.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8093-3811-4

OCLC:

1154813643