Chicago also known as the windy city. There was a lot of ups and downs throughout the depression. Below is a list of before and after facts about Chicago.
Before
The stock market crashed October 1929
In 1930, the Twinkie was invented in Chicago.
1937 Chicago became home of the first U.S. Blood Bank
1946 The Wringley building is the first air conditioned office building
During the Great Depression the Chicago Blues became popular. The Chicago blues is a form of blues music.
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After the Stock Market crash, there was a wave of suicides in the New York’s financial district. It is said that the clerks of one hotel even started asking new guests if they needed a room for sleeping or jumping.
The “Three Little Pigs“—released on May 27, 1933, and produced by Walt Disney. Was seen as symbolic of the Great Depression, with the wolf representing the Depression and the three little pigs representing average citizens who eventually succeeded by working together.
Discrimination during the Great Depression against women was common, because they were seen as taking away jobs from men.
after
237 square miles of land
Have over 60 museums
Around 369 landmarks and 46 historic districts
An estimated 2.7 million residents
Route 66 starts in Chicago
The Chicago River flows backward
In the late 19th century, the river was reversed to empty into the Mississippi River instead of Lake Michigan.