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Chicagos famed loop is said to have gotten its name from the route of a cable car that looped the central business district in 1882 since then much has changed since then much has changed this book captures the evolving urban landscape of the chicago loop with a collection of over 100 vintage images each coupled with its contemporary . Elevated tracks appeared to be the right choice as subways were too expensive to consider and so the first l train then chicago and south side rapid transit railroad was built in 1892 and its inaugural journey took place on june 6 spanning 36 miles in 14 minutes at that point the l was just an ordinary steam powered train on raised tracks. Chicagos loop il then now by knox janice a format paperback change price 2199 free shipping with amazon prime write a review add to cart add to wish list top positive review see all 12 positive reviews mearsgirl 50 out of 5 stars great . Browse more videos playing next 019