Transport Facilities
The mobility of Chicagoans increased significantly between the late
nineteenth and the early twentieth century. The development of electric
streetcars, the construction of elevated railroads, and the expansion of
train stations and other public thoroughfares transformed Chicago.
Residents, once limited in their excursions to the distance one could
walk in a short period of time, journeyed from one corner of the city to
the other in search of jobs, homes, and exciting night life. Streetcars,
train stations, and key city streets bustled with crowds of shoppers,
theater-goers, and other fun-seekers. While the improved transport
services expanded the social and cultural opportunities of many
Chicagoans, others found such increased mobility to be unsettling,
particularly as people of all economic levels and ethnic groups
intermingled freely on the city's streets and trains. Click on the links
below to learn more about Chicago's transport facilities during the Jazz
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