Forgotten Streetcar Tunnels of Chicago ITS HISTORY

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Today we discover Chicago's forgotten streetcar tunnels, built centuries ago, they run under the Chicago river at 3 points and are sealed off from any access to the public. • Support the Channel by becoming a member 👉 / @itshistory • IT’S HISTORY - Weekly Tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash. • • IT'S HISTORY 🔥 Trending • » Subscribe: / @itshistory • » Listen podcasts: https://ffm.bio/itshistory • » CONTACT • For brands, agencies, and sponsorships: [email protected] • Episode Index: • 0:00 - Introduction to the Chicago streetcar tunnels • 0:45 - The origin and evolution of the Chicago streetcar tunnels • 2:12 - Description of the Chicago streetcar tunnels • 3:09 - Converting the tunnels from horse and carriage to cablecars. • 3:39 - Washington streetcar tunnel overview • 5:21 - Lasalle Streetcar tunnel overview • 7:02 - Van buren Streetcar tunnel overview • 8:44 - The abandonment of Chicago’s streetcar tunnels • 9:25 - What is left of the Chicago streetcar tunnels • • » Sources / Creative Commons / Fair use / Quotation • See Chicago and a Century of Progress Exposition: Use Chicago Surface Lines (1933) by Eric Fischer is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Car 5568 on Halsted by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Green Hornet on Clark by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Cable Car Service by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • 69th on the Normal Park 'L' by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Clark/Foster in 1934 by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • State Street Subway Construction by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Clark/Jackson in early 1930s by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 • Streetcars at Wrigley in 1935 by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • 1750_A by University Archives WUSTL is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... • Source: • / itshistory • » NOTICE • Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.

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