Along the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Rail Line (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738594199 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Cynthia L. This is her third book with Arcadia, and it offers another historical glimpse of the bi-state Calumet region at the southern tip of Lake Michigan. She grew up hearing its whistle in the night and riding it into Chicago for business and pleasure. Ogorek is a public historian based in Calumet City, Illinois, two miles south of the South Shore line. Images have been drawn from
Great History about a great Section of town For anyone from the Calumet area of northwest Indiana and South Chicago, this is a must. Covers all the areas we know and enjoyed growing up and living in the area. This book also is a companion to some of the other books written by Images of America series covering the South side of Chicago and the areas of Northwest Indiana.A must for the history collector.
Images of rolling stock, passenger depots, excursion destinations, and historic sites along the way combine to reveal the century-long story of the railroad and its 90-mile corridor.. Once a treasure in the Sam Insull utilities empire, today it is the only functioning electric interurban in the United States. Starting in 1901 as a three-mile-long trolley line in East Chicago, Indiana, the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad expanded in 1908 to connect South Bend, Indiana, with Chicago, Illinois. From a world-class city through rolling agricultural acres, from steel mills through a national lakeshore, some 200 vintage photographs illustrate the unique view of the Calumet region that South Shore passengers have traditionally enjoyed
This is her third book with Arcadia, and it offers another historical glimpse of the bi-state Calumet region at the southern tip of Lake Michigan. She grew up hearing its whistle in the night and riding it into Chicago for business and pleasure. Images have been drawn from a wide array of sources, including the author’s and other private collections, regional archives, and railroad historical societies. . About the Author Cynthia L. Ogorek is a public historian based in Calumet City, Illinois, two miles south of the South Shore line