Overview
Creative, colorful, original new maps of Chicago from local cartographers. For Chicagoans new and seasoned, urban planners, and anyone who wants to get to know the city better.
At first glance, Chicago may seem easy to understand: Lake Michigan to the east, streets in a grid, public transit extending in orderly spokes from the Loop. But there are many ways to map a city like Chicago. By elevation, for example. Or by pedways, bike rides, or lost streetcar networks. In these pages, you can see the neighborhoods that have survived the most foreclosures, how the Great Migration impacted Chicago’s Black population, and where to marvel at murals or grab a Chicago dog. No book of Chicago would be complete without a map tracking important beer sites in the city, of course—but you might be surprised to see where peregrine falcons have been spotted.
Chicago in 50 Maps uses modern cartography to show hidden histories and the spatial reality behind the statistics. And, perhaps most importantly, it shows Chicagoans themselves: where we live, and how we relate to our neighbors, our sports teams, our iconic restaurants, and ourselves.
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