Innovation in History Chicago Dominic A. Pacyga, Ph.D. Columbia College/Chicago.

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Innovation in History Chicago Dominic A. Pacyga, Ph.D. Columbia College/Chicago

Balloon Frame Construction

Raising the Grade

Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1848

Railroad Development

Futures Market/Grain Grading

Packinghouse “Disassembly Line”

Lumber Yards/Distribution

International Trade/Global Marketing

Industrial Development/South Works

Transit Innovations

Pullman Sleepers

Pullman, Illinois

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

Burnham Plan, 1909

City Planning

Social Justice/Gov. Altgeld

Hull-House

Ida B. Wells/Social Protest

Industrial Innovation/Western Electric

Medical Innovations

Steel Frame Construction

Architecture

Skyscrapers

Long-term Impact of Steel Frame Construction

The Arts/Public Art

Music

Chess Records

African American Major Leagues

Ferris Wheel

Century of Progress Fair

Museum of Science and Industry

Department Stores

Small Progressive Era Parks

Bungalow

Al Capone/Organized Crime

Impact of the Automobile

Container Transportation

Deep Tunnel

Fast Food

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