Chicago's Opulent Age 1870s-1940s in Vintage Postcards

by Jim Edwards

Chicago's Opulent Age examines the buildings, events, parks, and people of the city from the 1870s through the 1940s. Also featured are funlands, fairs, sculptures, and transportation.

The fires that destroyed Chicago in the 1870s just happened to be events that have led to the city's importance today. Chicago, after the destruction of its downtown, was free to use new architectural concepts and to examine how to use its crowded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738519030
• ISBN13: 9780738519036
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"