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Innovation in History
Chicago
Dominic A. Pacyga, Ph.D. Columbia College/Chicago
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Balloon Frame Construction
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Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1848
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Railroad Development
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Futures Market/Grain Grading
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Packinghouse “Disassembly Line”
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Lumber Yards/Distribution
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International Trade/Global Marketing
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Industrial Development/South Works
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Transit Innovations
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Pullman, Illinois
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Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
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Burnham Plan, 1909
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Social Justice/Gov. Altgeld
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Ida B. Wells/Social Protest
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Industrial Innovation/Western Electric
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Medical Innovations
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Steel Frame Construction
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Long-term Impact of Steel Frame Construction
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The Arts/Public Art
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African American Major Leagues
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Century of Progress Fair
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Museum of Science and Industry
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Department Stores
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Small Progressive Era Parks
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Al Capone/Organized Crime
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Impact of the Automobile
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Container Transportation