“Guide and Directory to Chicago and the Suburbs” – 1932
by John Dunlevy
Happy Birthday to the Chicago “L”: The First Article About the Transportation that Defines Chicago Whet Moser: On June 6, 1892, the El (or “L,” … ) made its debut, making the run from 39th to Congress in 14 minutes—a few minutes longer than it takes the current Green Line trains to go from Indiana to Roosevelt, … Read more
chicagohistorymuseum: Wells Street bridge, June 6, 1911