The Loop
The Loop
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Every day Chicagoans rely on the loop of elevated train tracks to get to their jobs, classrooms, or homes in the city's downtown. Patrick Reardon unfolds the fascinating story about how Chicago's elevated Loop was built, gave its name to the downtown, helped unify the city, saved the city's economy, and was saved from destruction in the 1970s.
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The Loop by Patrick T Reardon
Every day Chicagoans rely on the loop of elevated train tracks to get to their jobs, classrooms, or homes in the city's downtown. Patrick Reardon unfolds the fascinating story about how Chicago's elevated Loop was built, gave its name to the downtown, helped unify the city, saved the city's economy, and was saved from destruction in the 1970s.
For more than three decades Patrick T. Reardon was an urban affairs writer, a feature writer, a columnist, and an editor for the Chicago Tribune. In 2000 he was one of a team of 50 staff members who won a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. Now a freelance writer and poet, he has contributed chapters to several books and is the author of Faith Stripped to Its Essence. His website is https://patricktreardon.com/.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780809338108 |
| ISBN 10 | 0809338106 |
| Title | The Loop |
| Author | Patrick T Reardon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Year published | 2020-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |