Layout and Physical Geography in The Great Dpression
Chicago 1930 population 3,376,438
A decade of frantic growth resulted in thousands of new bungalows
encircling the city. Elevated extensions to Dempster (Niles Center, now
Skokie) and 22nd & Mannheim (Westchester) were expected to serve new
developments, but the Depression ended the city's homebuilding boom. New
landfill areas created more lakefront parkland, some of which was used for
the 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition. The Cal-Sag Channel opened,
connecting Lake Calumet port facilities to the Sanitary & Ship Canal.
Chicago 1940 population 3,396,808
The Depression hit Chicago hard, ending the city's building boom. The city
changed little from 1930. Lake Shore Drive became the city's first express
highway.
A decade of frantic growth resulted in thousands of new bungalows
encircling the city. Elevated extensions to Dempster (Niles Center, now
Skokie) and 22nd & Mannheim (Westchester) were expected to serve new
developments, but the Depression ended the city's homebuilding boom. New
landfill areas created more lakefront parkland, some of which was used for
the 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition. The Cal-Sag Channel opened,
connecting Lake Calumet port facilities to the Sanitary & Ship Canal.
Chicago 1940 population 3,396,808
The Depression hit Chicago hard, ending the city's building boom. The city
changed little from 1930. Lake Shore Drive became the city's first express
highway.