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1929 Map of Chicago Loop, 1939 Print
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1929 Map of Chicago Loop

USGS Topo · Published 1939

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Rose Hill Cemetery and Graceland Cemetery dominate the northern landscape of this urban survey, which documents the dense grid of a rapidly maturing Chicago. The industrial and civic development of the late 1920s and 1930s is evident in the heavy concentration of institutional landmarks, including the Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium and the Chicago Parental School. Along the coast of Lake Michigan, the lakefront architecture is defined by the Municipal Pier and Grant Park, while the Chicago River and its North Branch provide the primary hydraulic skeleton for the city's commercial core. This period reveals a city balanced between its sprawling necropolises and its bustling municipal infrastructure, with leisure spaces like the Saddle and Cycle Club and Oak Street Beach providing relief from the expanding street network.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1929
Date Published1939
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions24.6 x 28.9 inches

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SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain