Chicago Rail Map from 1936 and what was to become the IPP - The Chainlink2024-03-28T14:17:27Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/chicago-rail-map-from-1936-and-what-was-to-become-the-ipp?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1051690&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLike many of you here, I'm a…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-21:2211490:Comment:10516902017-04-21T14:57:56.014ZMegan Bhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MeganBackes
<p>Like many of you here, I'm a transit and map nerd. I was really excited to dig into the 1890 bike map someone posted earlier, but I couldn't get the link to open. However, I found the full page of maps, including that one, here:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/collections/maps/chi1890/" target="_blank">https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/collections/maps/chi1890/</a> </p>
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<p>I just wanted to share in case any others had a similar problem with the earlier link.</p>
<p>Like many of you here, I'm a transit and map nerd. I was really excited to dig into the 1890 bike map someone posted earlier, but I couldn't get the link to open. However, I found the full page of maps, including that one, here:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/collections/maps/chi1890/" target="_blank">https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/collections/maps/chi1890/</a> </p>
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<p>I just wanted to share in case any others had a similar problem with the earlier link.</p> Thanks for the endless rabbit…tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-20:2211490:Comment:10514692017-04-20T22:29:38.225ZLisa Gordonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/LisaGordon
<p>Thanks for the endless rabbit hole!</p>
<p>Thanks for the endless rabbit hole!</p> Love this.tag:thechainlink.org,2017-04-16:2211490:Comment:10506642017-04-16T03:42:01.215ZDavidhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DavidK
<p>Love this.</p>
<p>Love this.</p> I'd bet most would be packed…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-07:2211490:Comment:6537872013-03-07T17:39:59.465ZTricolorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tricolor
<p>I'd bet most would be packed dirt. And probably not as busy or fast moving as those roads today.</p>
<p>That bike map is pretty neat. It shows the CNW (now Metra) line to Waukegan and more interestingly the Milwaukee line that became the Northwestern Elevated north of Wilson (the Buena Park station on the map) running just into Wilmette just like it does today. 'North Edgewater' translates to the location of the current Granville station.</p>
<p>I'd bet most would be packed dirt. And probably not as busy or fast moving as those roads today.</p>
<p>That bike map is pretty neat. It shows the CNW (now Metra) line to Waukegan and more interestingly the Milwaukee line that became the Northwestern Elevated north of Wilson (the Buena Park station on the map) running just into Wilmette just like it does today. 'North Edgewater' translates to the location of the current Granville station.</p> Thanks for posting this! I to…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-07:2211490:Comment:6537302013-03-07T17:32:38.569ZAdam Hersteinhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AdamHerstein
<p>Thanks for posting this! I too, love reading old train maps.</p>
<p>Thanks for posting this! I too, love reading old train maps.</p> Very cool, indeed. It's weird…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-07:2211490:Comment:6537842013-03-07T17:30:45.424ZLanterne Rougehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JimSchultz
<p>Very cool, indeed. It's weird feeling to know that as I cycle down Clark from Edgewater, so have my fellow cycling brethren for 115 years. Wow.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>MagMileMarauder said:</cite></p>
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<p>Very cool, indeed. It's weird feeling to know that as I cycle down Clark from Edgewater, so have my fellow cycling brethren for 115 years. Wow.<br/> <br/> <cite>MagMileMarauder said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/chicago-rail-map-from-1936-and-what-was-to-become-the-ipp?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A653464&x=1#2211490Comment653464"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks for sharing these old maps. Right now, I'm loving the 1898 Bicycle Map. I can't believe how extensive it was. Also, I wonder kind of material they used to build these roads . Makes we want to go back in time to that era for a bit!</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks for sharing these old…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-07:2211490:Comment:6534642013-03-07T05:35:32.027ZMagMileMarauderhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MagMileMarauder
<p>Thanks for sharing these old maps. Right now, I'm loving the 1898 Bicycle Map. I can't believe how extensive it was. Also, I wonder kind of material they used to build these roads . Makes we want to go back in time to that era for a bit!</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing these old maps. Right now, I'm loving the 1898 Bicycle Map. I can't believe how extensive it was. Also, I wonder kind of material they used to build these roads . Makes we want to go back in time to that era for a bit!</p> And the first random thing th…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-07:2211490:Comment:6536042013-03-07T02:24:53.488ZJuan Primohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JuanPrimo
<p>And the first random thing that caught my eye on this map is Orchard Place... which is now O'Hare Airport (ORD)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Chris C said:…</cite></p>
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<p>And the first random thing that caught my eye on this map is Orchard Place... which is now O'Hare Airport (ORD)<br/> <br/> <cite>Chris C said:</cite></p>
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</blockquote> The first random thing that c…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-07:2211490:Comment:6536012013-03-07T02:20:40.513ZJuan Primohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JuanPrimo
<p>The first random thing that caught my eye is the Village of Ontarioville, which existed when I was a kid but doesn't exist any more. It was annexed by its neighbors. There must have been a car dealership there because the name Ontarioville rings in that brainspace that holds old defunct television commercials.</p>
<p>The first random thing that caught my eye is the Village of Ontarioville, which existed when I was a kid but doesn't exist any more. It was annexed by its neighbors. There must have been a car dealership there because the name Ontarioville rings in that brainspace that holds old defunct television commercials.</p> Very cool stuff. tag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-07:2211490:Comment:6532612013-03-07T00:22:01.591ZBill Savagehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BillSavage
<p>Very cool stuff. </p>
<p>Very cool stuff. </p>