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Mar 17, 2003 · On July 14, 1874, at 4:29 P. M., a fire of supposed incendiary origin was started in the two-story frame building, No. 449 South Clark Streets, owned by Le Grand Odell, and occupied as a saloon by E. T. Cregier.
The fire killed 300 people and left another 100,000 without homes, destroying much of what is downtown and the Near North Side today. However, Chicago quickly rebuilt and the city's famous ...
Oct 7, 2015 · But recently, at an estate sale in the city’s suburbs, a map collector found a collection of 39 maps connected to Ogden, including one that Crain’s Chicago reports is “possibly the oldest...
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The Chicago Fire of 1874 was a conflagration in Chicago, Illinois, that took place on July 14, 1874. Reports of the extent of the damage vary somewhat, but sources generally agree that the fire burned forty-seven acres just south of the Loop, destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people.
Jul 7, 2021 · The Chicago Fire of 1874 and the World’s Columbian Exposition Led to the Formation of the Black Belt. The fire of 1874 destroyed more than 80% of Black-owned property in Chicago. But Black people persisted and built vital cultural traditions and institutions.
Jan 10, 2022 · On July 14, 1874, the Chicago Fire of 1874, also known as the Second Great Chicago Fire, destroyed 47 acres and 812 homes. This fire consumed an area south of the 1871 fire.
Oct 20, 2020 · The rebuilding of Chicago led to an environment with a clear and growing need to provide for the well-being of the working class and their families. Philanthropic and civic-minded citizens organized with them to begin planting the seeds for social reform.
