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Chicago. Random Facts. 1833. Chicago was founded in… The population of Chicago is… Which makes it the _____ largest city in the US True/False: Chicago is the capital of Illinois?. ~3 Million. 3 rd. False: Springfield. History.

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  1. Chicago

  2. Random Facts 1833 • Chicago was founded in… • The population of Chicago is… • Which makes it the _____ largest city in the US • True/False: Chicago is the capital of Illinois? ~3 Million 3rd False: Springfield

  3. History • The name “Chicago” is the French rendering of the Native American term “shikaakwa” or “Wild Leek” • What major moment/catastrophe happened on Sunday, October 8th 1871? The Great Chicago Fire

  4. The Great Fire • Burning from Sunday, October 8th through Tuesday, October 10th 1871

  5. The Great Fire + = • The traditional account of the origin of the fire is that it was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O’Leary • Fire was aided by: city's overuse of wood for building, a drought prior to the fire, and strong winds from the southwest that carried flying brands toward the heart of the city

  6. The Great Fire • The city also made fatal errors by not reacting soon enough and citizens were apparently unconcerned when it began. • In addition, the firefighters were also exhausted from fighting a fire that happened the day before • When the fire destroyed the waterworks, just north of the Chicago River, the city's water supply was cut off, and the firefighters were forced to give up. • The fire finally burned itself out, aided by diminishing winds and a light drizzle that began falling late on Monday night. From its origin at the O'Leary property, it had burned a path of nearly complete destruction of some 34 blocks to Fullerton Avenue on the north side.

  7. Random Facts • The nickname ________ comes from the massive and immediate rebuilding of Chicago after the Great Fire? • There was so much debris that the wreckage was used to fill in the harbor…Michigan Ave used to be the Lakeshore!!! The Second City

  8. Random Facts

  9. Random Facts • True/False: Chicago is called “The Windy City” because of the forceful breezes that come in off of Lake Michigan? • It actually comes from politicians lobbying Washington DC for the World’s Fair of 1893 FALSE

  10. The Chicago World’s Fair: 1893 • AKA “World’s Columbian Exposition” to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in the New World

  11. The Chicago World’s Fair Interesting Facts • The Exposition covered more than 600 acres, featuring nearly 200 new buildings of classical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from around the world • Located on the South Shore, mainly Jackson Park • Lasted 6 months (May through October, 1893)

  12. The Chicago World’s Fair Firsts • Electricity: Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse introduced the public to electrical power by illuminating the Exposition. • The Ferris Wheel: Built by George Ferris in response to the fame and attention garnered by the Eiffel Tower in Paris during the Exposition Universelle, a World’s Fair • Cracker Jacks • Shredded Wheat • Juicy Fruit Gum

  13. The Chicago World’s Fair Interesting Facts • Of the more than 200 buildings erected for the fair, the only two which still stand in place are the Palace of Fine Arts (now the Field Museum of Natural History) and the World’s Congress Auxiliary Building (now the Art Institute of Chicago) • The term "midway" for a fair or carnival referred originally to the Midway Plaisance, a strip of park land that still runs through the University of Chicago campus and connects Washington and Jackson Parks. Also “Monsters of the Midway”

  14. The Chicago Flag 2nd Star = The Great Fire 3rd Star = The World’s Fair

  15. Notorious Gangsters – 1920s Who is This? Answer: Al Capone • An Italian American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to the smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s. • Orchestrated the most notorious gangland killing of the century, the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (Feb 14th, 1929)

  16. 7 victims • The South Side Italians (Capone) and the North Side Irish (Bugs Moran) Site of the SMC Cartage Company

  17. Notorious Gangsters – 1930s Who is This? Answer: John Dillinger • A notorious bank robber • Clever and charming • Dillinger's last day alive was July 22, 1934. Attended a show at the Biograph Theatre, in Lincoln Park…Lady in Red

  18. The Sears (Willis) Tower • Completed in 1974, at time was tallest building in the world (currently still tallest in USA, 5th tallest in the world) • 108-stories, 1451-feet

  19. The Sears (Willis) Tower

  20. Notice Anything?

  21. The Chicago Spire • If completed, will be the tallest building in America and second tallest in the world • 150-stories, 2000-feet • Original projected completion: 2010 FUTURE CURRENT

  22. Chicago Neighborhoods 5 Quadrants

  23. Chicago Neighborhoods North/Central

  24. Chicago Neighborhoods Near South

  25. Chicago Neighborhoods South East

  26. The “L” • Nicknamed for the “Alley L” as it first ran in 1893 shuttling people to and from The World’s Fair through back alleys and over rooftops • Sometimes referred to as the “El”, as in “Elevated Train”

  27. The “L” • Red Line – North and South, 34 Stations. Busiest Route • Blue Line – West and Northwest, 36 Stations. O’Hare Train • Brown Line – North and South to and from the Loop, 19 Stations • Green Line – West and South, 29 Stations, Uses Oldest Sections • Orange Line – Midway Line • Purple Line – Express North and South Line • Pink Line – Connector line to Loop

  28. CTA Trip Planner Step 1: Google “CTA Trip Planner

  29. CTA Trip Planner Step 2 : Click on “Trip Planner” box

  30. CTA Trip Planner Step 3 : Enter in “START” and “END” locations

  31. CTA Trip Planner Step 4 : Click “Plan Your Trip”

  32. CTA Trip Planner Step 4 : Examine Results and Choose the Best Option

  33. CTA Bus Tracker

  34. CTA Bus Tracker

  35. The End

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