TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN PLANNING HISTORY
1673: Discovery of Chicago (see overview)
1830: First streets and lots are laid down and railroad building begins in full force
1837: Chicago incorporated as a city due to size and population
1848: First railroad takes its first trip (see transportation)
1871: Chicago fire destroys much of the city, loses 3,500,000 of property. Hence, places need to begin rebuilding (see sustainable development)
1883: Flat buildings are built, but the tenement problem begins (see housing)
1885: City rebuilt from fire. Chicago’s first skyscraper, Home Insurance Building, was built (see urban design)
1897: The “L” opens (see transportation)
1889: Hull House, an early settlement house was founded (see housing)
1893: World’s Columbian Exposition, more commonly known as the “World’s Fair,” launch of the City Beautiful Movement (see urban design)
1900: Chicago River flow was reversed to improve shipping, trade, and sanitation
1909: The Chicago Plan was established, by Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett (see urban design)
1933: “Century of Progress” and opening of the 2nd Chicago World’s Fair, runs for a year
1937: Chicago Housing Authority founded (see housing)
1939: Federal Housing Act (see housing)
1945: Chicago Transit Authority is founded (see transportation)
2012/13: Proposal of GO TO 2040 plan (see urban design)
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SOURCES (for all, see references)
1. DePaul University Center for Education. (1982). Chicago's history, a timeline of choices and changes. Retrieved from http://www.lphslibrary.org/uploads/7/2/9/6/7296009/chicago_history_timeline_18 00-1934.pdf
2. Chicago Public Library. (2013). Chicago timeline. Retrieved from http://www.chipublib.org/cplbooksmovies/cplarchive/timeline/index.php
1. DePaul University Center for Education. (1982). Chicago's history, a timeline of choices and changes. Retrieved from http://www.lphslibrary.org/uploads/7/2/9/6/7296009/chicago_history_timeline_18 00-1934.pdf
2. Chicago Public Library. (2013). Chicago timeline. Retrieved from http://www.chipublib.org/cplbooksmovies/cplarchive/timeline/index.php