The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed and defined the city for decades. The collective myth is that the blaze brought together Chicago’s rich and poor. We explore how Chicagoans of different classes rebuilt after the disaster. Plus, we invite the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Jen Masengarb on to consider what the city would look like today, had that fateful fire never ignited. (Image courtesy of the Newberry Library)

Music Beds:

B.Fleischmann - Broken Monitors

Agnes Obel - The Curse

Agnes Obel - Chord Left

Antonion Salieri - La Secchia Rapita

Agnes Obel - Pass Them By

Richard Reed Parry - Interruptions (Heart And Breath Nonet) - IV Miniature 2