#great chicago fire
Today is the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, which destroyed much of downtown and the north side of Chicago, leaving 100,000 people without homes. The Water Tower was only two years old, survived the fire sweeping around it, and in later years became a symbol of the city’s recovery from the calamity
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Chicagoans rummage through what remains of their city, October 1871, Chicago. The fire burned October 8th through the 10th, 1871.
As I’ve mentioned in the past, my favorite post-fire photos are those with people in them. I can only imagine what they were faced with - though, history tells us they wasted no-time rebuilding the city; almost immediately after the last ember went out.
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