It's a little known fact that in the late 1800s, Chicago stood shoulder to shoulder with San Francisco as a cable car city. Join us as we "get a grip" on the glorious moment in history when cables ruled Chicago's streets.

Who invented the Chicago city block? We just don't know, so we make some educated guesses. But we do know that Edward Brennan invented the Chicago address system!

Chicago Land relies on audience contributions: https://www.patreon.com/chicago_land

More music from Chris Robbin’ (Chicago Land Theme composer):

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o358VkcDy0OGAyUzruVRA

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Xavier also writes about cities when he feels like it:

https://www.substack.com/@articulata