Changing Chicago: A Portrait in Postcards and Photos

Neal Samors,Steven Dahlman

ISBN 10: 0996141715 / ISBN 13: 9780996141710

Published by Chicago's Books Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Changing Chicago: A Portrait in Postcards and Photos
• Publisher: Chicago's Books Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0996141715
• ISBN 13: 9780996141710
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, and for the years that followed before the Great Chicago Fire, the city grew slowly and steadily, finally becoming for a brief period the second largest city in America. After the Fire of 1871, the city rebuilt quickly and technological changes came with brick buildings, a more modern downtown and transportation system. This was the prologue to the concept behind this new book about how Chicago has changed and adapted over the past 145 years. The authors, through the use of a combination of striking and evocative postcards gathered by one of the book's co-authors, Lawrence Okrent, black and white photos drawn from collections amassed by the Chicago History Museum and the CTA, and color photographs taken another of the book's co-authors, Steven Dahlman, have created a book that provides the reader with the many ways in which Chicago has changed from the 1880s to today.

About the Author

Neal Samors, a Chicago native, is an award-winning author, co-author, and independent publisher of 26 books on Chicago, its neighborhoods and downtown, Lake Shore Drive, Magnificent Mile, Chicago River and airports. His books have won three Independent Publisher awards and several Illinois State Historical Society awards. Steven Dahlman is a professional photographer who lives in downtown Chicago and who specializes in architectural photography. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, books, web sites and trade shows. He has 39 years as a professional journalist and is a regular contributor to ABC Radio Networks.