Chicago in 1871 was a city ready to burn and the author Jim Murphy showed all the reasons why Chicago suffered the death rays of heat. First of all, most of the buildings were made up of wood. Wood is flammable and can make fire spread very easily. Almost every sidewalk in Chicago was made of wood as well, which would help out the fire. Some the buildings were made of stone though like factories, restaurants, and other buildings in the windy city but, they had a lot of flammable things in them…
In early 20th century Chicago, the established ideas of functionalism and historicism manifested themselves in the conflicting theories of organicism and classicism. Although there were prominent classical resurgences during the City Beautiful movement and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, these revivals did not align with what the Prairie and Chicago school had initiated – to conceive a modern, commercial metropolis.1 Because of the automation of the construction industry, these…
The Chicago Cubs is one of the best professional baseball teams. The Cubs compete in Major League. And, as a member of the National League, the club has a countless number of achievements. But who made the baseball club so unbeatable, so famous? Here is Part 2 of the top Chicago Cubs Players of all time. 5. Cap Anson – First Baseman, Third Baseman and Catcher for the Cubs from 1876-1897 Cap played 2277 games. He got a total of 3022 hits, 97 HRs 1880 RBIs, 1722 Runs, and built up a .332 BA.…
For my Experience paper I choose to go to the Art Institute of Chicago. Our adventure began when my family and I got in the car and drove to the Art Institute of Chicago. When, we got there we saw the amazing building and the big Lion statue. When I got there I saw the things that were around the building. I was so impress that the building had a lot of details around it. It had images and writing in the top of the like “Anno Domini” which means The year of the lord. That, name just gives us…
One of the main priorities for the Chicago Police Department that sees high numbers of gun violence is to take gun off the streets. This has been one of their highly focused goals dating back to the 1950s. In 2013 the Chicago Police Department was able to locate 6,813 guns, these guns were found by searching vehicles, individuals, homes, and some were left at crime scenes. Once these guns are in the hands of law enforcement officials they begin the task of trying to trace them back to where they…
CLAIM: we still don't know who started the great Chicago fire started Reason 1: the great Chicago fire did not start by Mrs. O’leary’s cow. It all started with chon and Mrs O'leary's son because the kids were supposed to be in bed but they got out in bed and they started playing with craps and if they were in bed the fire would have never even happened. Evidence: Mrs O'leary's cow did not start the fire. I read on this website and it said that chon and Mrs O’leary’s sons were playing with…
we had everything and then we hit the road it was about 4:30 p.m. when we started to head to Chicago. I was excited because it was my first time being out of the state of Iowa. On the way down to Chicago we were listening to the Cubs game and they won that game and the next day was the game we were going to. We were sitting down the Left Field line in foul territory. In July of 2011 we were to Chicago for the second time. We are going with my family other than just the four of us. We…
In his ethnography on blues clubs in Chicago, David Grazian argues that authenticity is a social construct, based on an ideal reality of fixed subjectivities, formed by various factors. Further, the ways in which cultural consumers and producers assess authenticity is fluid in nature; it is never static and despite how much it shapeshifts over time, it remains as an absolute truth for those that create it. In Blue Chicago: The Search for Authenticity, Grazian details the primary variables that…
with than New York Range vs. the Chicago Blackhawks. This is the 89th season in the National Hockey league for then Rangers, and a clash between another original 6 team in the Blackhawks. For the Rangers, this is the eighth straight season they have started on the road. This matchup is going to be a close battle, as both team won a game each last season by the score of 1-0. These two teams are meeting up for the 584th time in regular season play, and it is Chicago with a slight advantage over…
America’s underworld like the Chicago Outfit. The Outfit was a group of gangsters that were ruthless and they were willing to take any means necessary to get what they wanted. They took over a city and took advantage of a federal law that greatly benefited organized crime. The most famous of all mafia kingpins, Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone, controlled the Outfit and had a major hand in making it one of the most powerful organizations for many years. His influence on Chicago and the rest of…