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1890
Sears Roebuck moves to Chicago
1891
Chicago Symphony founded
City Population doubles: Total population reaches 1,215,000
Provident Hospital, Chicago’s First Black Civic Institution, founded
1893
American Railroad Union founded
Financial panic and economic depression
Mayor Carter Harrison assassinated
World Columbian Exposition
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Timeline of the City's History : 1890 |
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Rush Street Bridge in 1890
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Rush Street Bridge in 1890, said to have been the busiest bridge in the world. The William M. Hoyt Building, on the site of Fort Dearborn, is at the left. At the right on the south side of the river are the Goodrich Docks with the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Transportation Company on the north side. Spaulding & Merrick Tobacco Company is at the north end of the bridge. The spire of the Holy Name Cathedral may be seen in the distance.
Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).
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