encyclopedia of chicago
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The following full-color spreads illustrate nine significant years in the city's past.


1795

1812

1848

1871

1894

1919

1937

1968

1983

The following spreads include a sampling of maps that can be found throughout
The Encyclopedia of Chicago.


Blues Clubs in Chicago

Global Chicago

Chicago Fire/Railroads

The following spreads are a sampling of pages from The Encyclopedia of Chicago.


pages 62–63

pages 114–115

pages 164–165

pages 426–427

pages 498–499

pages 594–595